Where does “बाईसवाँ” come from?
बाईसवाँ (Hindi) comes from Hindi बाईस, from Sanskrit द्वाविंशति, 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.
बाईसवाँ (Hindi): twenty-second
Definitions
- twenty-second
Ancestry of “बाईसवाँ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | बाईस | twenty-two |
| 2 | Sanskrit | द्वाविंशति | twenty-two |
| 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 |