Where does “ތޭވީސް” come from?
ތޭވީސް (Dhivehi) comes from Pali tevīsa, from Sanskrit त्रयोविंशति, from Proto-Indo-European *tráyaźwiHśati, 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.
ތޭވީސް (Dhivehi): twenty-three
Definitions
- twenty-three
Ancestry of “ތޭވީސް”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | tevīsa | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | त्रयोविंशति | twenty-three |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *tráyaźwiHśati | — |
| 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 |