Where does “بَہہ” come from?

بَہہ (Kashmiri) comes from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀩𑀸𑀭𑀲, from Sanskrit द्वादश, from Sanskrit दश, from Sanskrit देश, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

بَہہ (Kashmiri): twelve

Definitions

  1. twelve

Ancestry of “بَہہ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ashokan Prakrit𑀩𑀸𑀭𑀲—
2Sanskritद्वादशtwelve
3Sanskritदशten
4Sanskritदेशpoint, region, spot, place, part, portion;...
5Proto-Indo-Aryandayśáspoint, region, part; country, province
6Proto-Indo-Iraniandayćáspart, point; country
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás →