Where does “छियासठवाँ” come from?

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

छियासठवाँ (Hindi): sixty-sixth

Definitions

  1. sixty-sixth

Ancestry of “छियासठवाँ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiछियासठsixty-six
2Sanskritषट्षष्टिsixty-six, 66
3Sanskritषष्six
4Proto-Indo-Aryanṣwáṭṣsix
5Proto-Indo-Iranianšwáćšsix
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian šwáćš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ṣwáṭṣ →