Where does “एकविंशति” come from?
एकविंशति (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit विंशति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan HwiHśatí, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwiHćati, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wih₁ḱm̥t, from Proto-Indo-European dwi(h₁)dḱm̥ti — two tens; two decades; twenty; two-ten.
एकविंशति (Sanskrit): twenty-one
Definitions
- twenty-one
Ancestry of “एकविंशति”, step by step
एकविंशति traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via Sanskrit एक
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | एक | one; alone, solitary, single, happening only... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Háykas | one |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Háykas | one |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |
via Sanskrit विं॒श॒ति
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | विं॒श॒ति | — |