Where does “चारवटा” come from?

चारवटा (Nepali) comes from Nepali चार, from Sanskrit चत्वारस्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čatwā́ras, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

चारवटा (Nepali): four

Definitions

  1. four

Ancestry of “चारवटा”, step by step

चारवटा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Nepali चार

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Nepaliचारfour
2Sanskritचत्वारस्masculine nominative plural of चतुर्
3Proto-Indo-Iraniančatwā́rasfour
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Nepali वटा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Nepaliवटाcounter for number of animals and inanimates
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čatwā́ras →