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Where does “चालीस” come from?

चालीस (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit चत्वारिंशत्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ćatwārHśát, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čatwārHćát, from Proto-Indo-European kʷétwr̥dḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

चालीस (Hindi): forty

Definitions

  1. forty

Ancestry of “चालीस”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचत्वारिंशत्forty
2Proto-Indo-AryanćatwārHśát—
3Proto-Indo-IraniančatwārHćát—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷétwr̥dḱomtforty
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwr̥-four, fourfold
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “चालीस”

  • चालीसपद
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