Where does “सोळा” come from?
सोळा (Konkani) comes from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀲𑁄𑀴𑀲, from Sanskrit षोडश, from Proto-Indo-Aryan swáẓḍaśa, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dáśa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian daća, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.
सोळा (Konkani): sixteen
Ancestry of “सोळा”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀲𑁄𑀴𑀲 | sixteen |
| 2 | Sanskrit | षोडश | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | swáẓḍaśa | sixteen |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | dáśa | ten |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | daća | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱm̥ | ten |