Where does “ষোল” come from?

ষোল (Early Assamese) comes from Sanskrit षोडश, from Proto-Indo-Aryan swáẓḍaśa, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dáśa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian daća, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.

Ancestry of “ষোল”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritषोडशsixteen
2Proto-Indo-Aryanswáẓḍaśasixteen
3Proto-Indo-Aryandáśaten
4Proto-Indo-Iraniandaćaten
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten

Words derived from “ষোল”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian daća →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan dáśa →