Where does “साष्टी” come from?
साष्टी (Konkani) comes from Sanskrit षट्षष्टि, from Sanskrit षष्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ṣwáṭṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian šwáćš, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
Ancestry of “साष्टी”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | षट्षष्टि | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | षष् | six |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ṣwáṭṣ | six |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | šwáćš | six |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |
Words derived from “साष्टी”