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Where does “HwiHśatí” come from?

HwiHśatí (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwiHćati, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wih₁ḱm̥t, from Proto-Indo-European dwi(h₁)dḱm̥ti — two tens; two decades; twenty; two-ten.

HwiHśatí (Proto-Indo-Aryan): twenty

Definitions

  1. twenty

Ancestry of “HwiHśatí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianHwiHćatitwenty
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wih₁ḱm̥t—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwi(h₁)dḱm̥titwo tens; two decades; twenty; two-ten

Words derived from “HwiHśatí”

  • बीस
  • विंशति
  • ?????
  • ????
  • वीस
  • ?????
  • bis
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