Where does “पच्चीसवाँ” come from?
पच्चीसवाँ (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.
पच्चीसवाँ (Hindi): twenty-fifth
Definitions
- twenty-fifth
Ancestry of “पच्चीसवाँ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | पच्चीस | twenty-five |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पञ्चविंशति | twenty-five |
| 3 | Sanskrit | विंशति | twenty, a score |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | HwiHśatí | twenty |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HwiHćati | twenty |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wih₁ḱm̥t | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi(h₁)dḱm̥ti | two tens; two decades; twenty; two-ten |