Where does “एकतीस” come from?

एकतीस (Nepali) comes from Sanskrit एकत्रिंशत्, from Sanskrit त्रिंशत्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan triHśát, from Proto-Indo-Iranian triHćát, from Proto-Indo-European tridḱómt, from Proto-Indo-European tri-, from Proto-Indo-European tréyes — three.

एकतीस (Nepali): thirty-one

Definitions

  1. thirty-one

Ancestry of “एकतीस”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritएकत्रिंशत्thirty-one, 31
2Sanskritत्रिंशत्thirty
3Proto-Indo-AryantriHśát—
4Proto-Indo-IraniantriHćátthirty
5Proto-Indo-Europeantridḱómtthirty
6Proto-Indo-Europeantri-three, threefold
7Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tréyes →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tridḱómt →