Where does “चौबीस” come from?

चौबीस (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit चतुर्विंशति, from Sanskrit चतुर्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ćatwā́ras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čatwā́ras, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

चौबीस (Hindi): twenty-four

Definitions

  1. twenty-four

Ancestry of “चौबीस”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचतुर्विंशतिtwenty-four
2Sanskritचतुर्four
3Proto-Indo-Aryanćatwā́ras—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniančatwā́rasfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “चौबीस”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čatwā́ras →