Where does “ހަށްޓި” come from?
ހަށްޓި (Dhivehi) comes from Sanskrit षष्टि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ṣwaṭṣHtí, from Proto-Indo-Iranian šwaćšHtí, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱsh₁ḱomt — six-ten.
ހަށްޓި (Dhivehi): sixty
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Ancestry of “ހަށްޓި”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | षष्टि | sixty |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ṣwaṭṣHtí | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | šwaćšHtí | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱsh₁ḱomt | six-ten |