Where does “सोलापूर” come from?

सोलापूर (Marathi) comes from Marathi सोळा, 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.

Ancestry of “सोलापूर”, step by step

सोलापूर traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Marathi सोळा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Marathiसोळाsixteen
2Maharastri Prakrit𑀲𑁄𑀴𑀲sixteen
3Sanskritषोडशsixteen
4Proto-Indo-Aryanswáẓḍaśasixteen
5Proto-Indo-Aryandáśaten
6Proto-Indo-Iraniandaćaten
7Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten

via Marathi पूर

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Marathiपूरcomplete
2Sanskritपुरfortress, castle, city, town; the female...
3Sanskritपरother; more remote; distant, further, other
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian daća →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan dáśa →