Where does “বিরাশি” come from?

বিরাশি (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit द्व्यशीति, from Sanskrit अशीति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan aśiHtíṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian aštaHtí, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtódḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European oḱto(w)-dḱomt — eight-ten.

বিরাশি (Bengali): eighty-two

Definitions

  1. eighty-two

Ancestry of “বিরাশি”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritद्व्यशीतिeighty-two, 82
2Sanskritअशीतिeighty
3Proto-Indo-AryanaśiHtíṣ—
4Proto-Indo-IranianaštaHtí—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtódḱomteighty
6Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱto(w)-dḱomteight-ten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱto(w)-dḱomt →Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtódḱomt →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian aštaHtí →