Where does “অঠাৰ” come from?

অঠাৰ (Early Assamese) comes from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀅𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀮𑀳, from Sanskrit अष्टादश, from Sanskrit दश, from Sanskrit देश, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

অঠাৰ (Early Assamese): eighteen

Definitions

  1. eighteen

Ancestry of “অঠাৰ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Magadhi Prakrit𑀅𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀮𑀳—
2Sanskritअष्टादशeighteen
3Sanskritदशten
4Sanskritदेशpoint, region, spot, place, part, portion;...
5Proto-Indo-Aryandayśáspoint, region, part; country, province
6Proto-Indo-Iraniandayćáspart, point; country
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás →