Where does “बहुसंख्यक” come from?

बहुसंख्यक (Hindi) comes from Hindi संख्यक, from Sanskrit सङ्खयक.

बहुसंख्यक (Hindi): majority, predominant

Definitions

  1. majority, predominant

Ancestry of “बहुसंख्यक”, step by step

बहुसंख्यक traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi संख्यक

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiसंख्यकamounting to a number; numbered
2Sanskritसङ्खयक—

via Hindi बहु

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiबहुmany
Every word from Sanskrit सङ्खयक →Every word from Hindi संख्यक →