Where does “ekacattālīsā” come from?

ekacattālīsā (Pali) comes from Pali eka, from Sanskrit एक, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háykas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háykas, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

ekacattālīsā (Pali): forty one

Definitions

  1. forty one

Ancestry of “ekacattālīsā”, step by step

ekacattālīsā traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali eka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliekaone
2Sanskritएकone; alone, solitary, single, happening only...
3Proto-Indo-AryanHáykasone
4Proto-Indo-IranianHáykasone
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Pali cattālīsā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palicattālīsāforty
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynosEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian HáykasEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háykas