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
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