Where does “संख्या” come from?
संख्या (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit संख्या, from Sanskrit सम्-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sam-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
संख्या (Hindi): number; reckoning, counting; a calculation
Definitions
- number; reckoning, counting; a calculation
Ancestry of “संख्या”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | संख्या | a number, sum, total; reckoning or summing up;... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सम्- | with, together with, along with, together,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sam- | together, joint, paired |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
Words derived from “संख्या”