Where does “સત્તાવીસ” come from?
સત્તાવીસ (Gujarati) comes from Sanskrit सप्तविंशति, 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.
સત્તાવીસ (Gujarati): twenty-seven
Definitions
- twenty-seven
Ancestry of “સત્તાવીસ”, step by step
સત્તાવીસ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit सप्तविंशति
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | सप्तविंशति | twenty-seven |
| 2 | Sanskrit | विंशति | twenty, a score |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | HwiHśatí | twenty |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HwiHćati | twenty |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wih₁ḱm̥t | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi(h₁)dḱm̥ti | two tens; two decades; twenty; two-ten |
via Middle Gujarati सत्तवीस
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Gujarati | सत्तवीस | — |