Where does “अष्टाविंशति” come from?
अष्टाविंशति (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit अष्ट, from Proto-Indo-Aryan aṣṭā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian aštā́, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
अष्टाविंशति (Sanskrit): twenty-eight
Definitions
- twenty-eight
Ancestry of “अष्टाविंशति”, step by step
अष्टाविंशति traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit अष्ट
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अष्ट | eight |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | aṣṭā́ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | aštā́ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓw | eight |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | aḱ- | sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,... |
via Sanskrit विंशति
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | विंशति | twenty, a score |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | HwiHśatí | twenty |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HwiHćati | twenty |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wih₁ḱm̥t | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi(h₁)dḱm̥ti | two tens; two decades; twenty; two-ten |