Where does “*HwiHcati” come from?
*HwiHcati (Proto-Iranian) 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.
*HwiHcati (Proto-Iranian): twenty
Definitions
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Ancestry of “*HwiHcati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HwiHćati | twenty |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wih₁ḱm̥t | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi(h₁)dḱm̥ti | two tens; two decades; twenty; two-ten |