Where does “छत्तीस” come from?

छत्तीस (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit षट्त्रिंशत्, from Sanskrit त्रिंशत्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan triHśát, from Proto-Indo-Iranian triHćát, from Proto-Indo-European tridḱómt, from Proto-Indo-European tri-, from Proto-Indo-European tréyes — three.

छत्तीस (Hindi): thirty-six

Definitions

  1. thirty-six

Ancestry of “छत्तीस”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritषट्त्रिंशत्thirty-six
2Sanskritत्रिंशत्thirty
3Proto-Indo-AryantriHśát—
4Proto-Indo-IraniantriHćátthirty
5Proto-Indo-Europeantridḱómtthirty
6Proto-Indo-Europeantri-three, threefold
7Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree

Words derived from “छत्तीस”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tréyes →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tridḱómt →