Where does “छियासठ” come from?

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

छियासठ (Hindi): sixty-six

Definitions

  1. sixty-six

Ancestry of “छियासठ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritषट्षष्टिsixty-six, 66
2Sanskritषष्six
3Proto-Indo-Aryanṣwáṭṣsix
4Proto-Indo-Iranianšwáćšsix
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

Words derived from “छियासठ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian šwáćš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ṣwáṭṣ →