Where does “ދޫ” come from?
ދޫ (Dhivehi) comes from Dhivehi ވެހި, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀲, from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀢𑀺, 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.
ދޫ (Dhivehi): tongue
Definitions
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Ancestry of “ދޫ”, step by step
ދޫ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dhivehi ވެހި
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhivehi | ވެހި | rain |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀯𑀲 | — |
| 3 | Ashokan Prakrit | 𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀢𑀺 | twenty |
| 4 | Sanskrit | विंशति | twenty, a score |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | HwiHśatí | twenty |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HwiHćati | twenty |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wih₁ḱm̥t | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi(h₁)dḱm̥ti | two tens; two decades; twenty; two-ten |
via Sanskrit जिह्वा
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | जिह्वा | tongue |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́iźʰwáH | tongue |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH | tongue |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s | tongue |