Where does “अठार” come from?

अठार (Nepali) comes from Sanskrit अष्टादश, from Sanskrit दश, from Sanskrit देश, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

अठार (Nepali): eighteen

Definitions

  1. eighteen

Ancestry of “अठार”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअष्टादशeighteen
2Sanskritदशten
3Sanskritदेशpoint, region, spot, place, part, portion;...
4Proto-Indo-Aryandayśáspoint, region, part; country, province
5Proto-Indo-Iraniandayćáspart, point; country
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás →