Where does “तेरहवाँ” come from?

तेरहवाँ (Hindi) comes from Hindi तरह, from Classical Persian طرح, from Arabic طَرْح, from Arabic طَرَحَ — reject, deduct; to throw.

तेरहवाँ (Hindi): thirteenth

Definitions

  1. thirteenth

Ancestry of “तेरहवाँ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiतरहtype, kind; method, manner, mode; condition
2Classical Persianطرح—
3Arabicطَرْحrubbish, refuse
4Arabicطَرَحَreject, deduct; to throw
Every word from Arabic طَرَحَ →Every word from Arabic طَرْح →Every word from Classical Persian طرح →