Where does “संख्या” come from?

संख्या (Marathi) comes from Sanskrit संख्या, from Sanskrit सम्-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sam-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

संख्या (Marathi): number; reckoning, counting; a calculation

Definitions

  1. number; reckoning, counting; a calculation

Ancestry of “संख्या”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसंख्याa number, sum, total; reckoning or summing up;...
2Sanskritसम्-with, together with, along with, together,...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniansam-together, joint, paired
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Sanskrit सम्- →Every word from Sanskrit संख्या →