Where does “प्रतिशत” come from?
प्रतिशत (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit शत, from Sanskrit वत्सर, from Sanskrit वत्स, from Proto-Indo-Iranian watsás, from Proto-Indo-European wots-ó-s, from Proto-Indo-European wétos, from Proto-Indo-European wet- — year; year-old.
प्रतिशत (Hindi): percent
Ancestry of “प्रतिशत”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | शत | hundred, used with numerals thus; any very large... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वत्सर | year |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वत्स | a calf; the young of any animal, offspring,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | watsás | yearling calf |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wots-ó-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wétos | year |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wet- | year; year-old |