Where does “soḷasa” come from?

soḷasa (Pali) comes from Sanskrit षोडश, from Proto-Indo-Aryan swáẓḍaśa, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dáśa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian daća, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.

soḷasa (Pali): sixteen

Definitions

  1. sixteen

Ancestry of “soḷasa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritषोडशsixteen
2Proto-Indo-Aryanswáẓḍaśasixteen
3Proto-Indo-Aryandáśaten
4Proto-Indo-Iraniandaćaten
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian daća →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan dáśa →