Where does “পঁয়তিরিশ” come from?
পঁয়তিরিশ (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit पञ्चत्रिंशत्, from Sanskrit पञ्च, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pánća, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pánča, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.
পঁয়তিরিশ (Bengali): thirty-five
Definitions
- thirty-five
Ancestry of “পঁয়তিরিশ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | पञ्चत्रिंशत् | thirty-five |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पञ्च | combining form of पञ्चन्; five |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | pánća | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pánča | five |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |