Where does “ހަތާވީސް” come from?
ހަތާވީސް (Dhivehi) comes from Gujarati સત્તાવીસ, from Sanskrit सप्तविंशति, from Sanskrit विंशति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan HwiHśatí, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwiHćati, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wih₁ḱm̥t, from Proto-Indo-European dwi(h₁)dḱm̥ti — two tens; two decades; twenty; two-ten.
ހަތާވީސް (Dhivehi): twenty-seven
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Ancestry of “ހަތާވީސް”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gujarati | સત્તાવીસ | twenty-seven |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सप्तविंशति | twenty-seven |
| 3 | Sanskrit | विंशति | twenty, a score |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | HwiHśatí | twenty |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HwiHćati | twenty |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wih₁ḱm̥t | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi(h₁)dḱm̥ti | two tens; two decades; twenty; two-ten |