Where does “छत्तीसगढ़” come from?

छत्तीसगढ़ (Hindi) comes from Hindi छत्तीस, 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.

Ancestry of “छत्तीसगढ़”, step by step

छत्तीसगढ़ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi छत्तीस

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiछत्तीसthirty-six
2Sanskritषट्त्रिंशत्thirty-six
3Sanskritत्रिंशत्thirty
4Proto-Indo-AryantriHśát—
5Proto-Indo-IraniantriHćátthirty
6Proto-Indo-Europeantridḱómtthirty
7Proto-Indo-Europeantri-three, threefold
8Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree

via Hindi गढ़

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiगढ़fort; stronghold
2Ashokan Prakrit??-—

Words derived from “छत्तीसगढ़”

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