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Where does “पचीसी” come from?

पचीसी (Hindi) comes from Hindi पच्चीस, from Sanskrit पञ्चविंशति, from Sanskrit विंशति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan HwiHśatí, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwiHćati, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wih₁ḱm̥t, from Proto-Indo-European dwi(h₁)dḱm̥ti — two tens; two decades; twenty; two-ten.

पचीसी (Hindi): twenty-five

Definitions

  1. twenty-five

Ancestry of “पचीसी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपच्चीस—
2Sanskritपञ्चविंशति—
3Sanskritविंशतिtwenty, a score
4Proto-Indo-AryanHwiHśatítwenty
5Proto-Indo-IranianHwiHćatitwenty
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wih₁ḱm̥t—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwi(h₁)dḱm̥titwo tens; two decades; twenty; two-ten

Words derived from “पचीसी”

  • pachisi
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