Where does “އެކާހި” come from?

އެކާހި (Dhivehi) comes from Sanskrit एकाशीति, 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.

އެކާހި (Dhivehi): eighty-one

Definitions

  1. eighty-one

Ancestry of “އެކާހި”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritएकाशीतिeighty-one, 81
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 →