Where does “თექვსმეტი” come from?

თექვსმეტი (Georgian) comes from Georgian ექვსი, from Old Georgian ექუსი, from Proto-Kartvelian eks₁w-, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

თექვსმეტი (Georgian): sixteen (16)

Definitions

  1. sixteen (16)

Ancestry of “თექვსმეტი”, step by step

თექვსმეტი traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian ექვსი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianექვსიsix
2Old Georgianექუსიsix
3Proto-Kartvelianeks₁w-six
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

via Georgian ათი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianათიten, 10
2Old Georgianათიten
3Proto-Kartvelianat-ten

via Georgian მეტი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianმეტიmore; except, except for

Words derived from “თექვსმეტი”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Kartvelian eks₁w- →Every word from Old Georgian ექუსი →