Where does “𑀲𑁄𑀴𑀲” come from?

𑀲𑁄𑀴𑀲 (Maharastri Prakrit) comes from Sanskrit षोडश, from Proto-Indo-Aryan swáẓḍaśa, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dáśa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian daća, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.

𑀲𑁄𑀴𑀲 (Maharastri Prakrit): sixteen

Definitions

  1. sixteen

Ancestry of “𑀲𑁄𑀴𑀲”, step by step

𑀲𑁄𑀴𑀲 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit षोडश

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritषोडशsixteen
2Proto-Indo-Aryanswáẓḍaśasixteen
3Proto-Indo-Aryandáśaten
4Proto-Indo-Iraniandaćaten
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten

via Vedic Sanskrit *षोळश

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vedic Sanskrit*षोळश

Words derived from “𑀲𑁄𑀴𑀲

Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian daćaEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan dáśa