Where does “चालीसवाँ” come from?
चालीसवाँ (Hindi) comes from Hindi चालीस, 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.
चालीसवाँ (Hindi): fortieth
Definitions
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Ancestry of “चालीसवाँ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | चालीस | forty |
| 2 | Sanskrit | चत्वारिंशत् | forty |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ćatwārHśát | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | čatwārHćát | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷétwr̥dḱomt | forty |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwr̥- | four, fourfold |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |