Where does “बहुसंख्या” come from?

बहुसंख्या (Hindi) comes from Hindi संख्या, from Sanskrit संख्या, from Sanskrit सम्-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sam-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

बहुसंख्या (Hindi): a majority

Definitions

  1. a majority

Ancestry of “बहुसंख्या”, step by step

बहुसंख्या traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi संख्या

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiसंख्याnumber; reckoning, counting; a calculation
2Sanskritसंख्याa number, sum, total; reckoning or summing up;...
3Sanskritसम्-with, together with, along with, together,...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniansam-together, joint, paired
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Hindi बहु

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiबहुmany
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Sanskrit सम्- →Every word from Sanskrit संख्या →