Where does “छहगुना” come from?

छहगुना (Hindi) comes from Hindi छह, from Sanskrit षष्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ṣwáṭṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian šwáćš, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

छहगुना (Hindi): sextuple

Definitions

  1. sextuple

Ancestry of “छहगुना”, step by step

छहगुना traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi छह

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiछहsix
2Sanskritषष्six
3Proto-Indo-Aryanṣwáṭṣsix
4Proto-Indo-Iranianšwáćšsix
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

via Hindi गुना

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiगुनाmultiplication
2Sanskritगुणuse; talent; virtue
3Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian šwáćš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ṣwáṭṣ →