Where does “चतुर्विंशति” come from?

चतुर्विंशति (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit चतुर्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ćatwā́ras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čatwā́ras, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

चतुर्विंशति (Sanskrit): twenty-four

Definitions

  1. twenty-four

Ancestry of “चतुर्विंशति”, step by step

चतुर्विंशति traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit चतुर्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचतुर्four
2Proto-Indo-Aryanćatwā́ras—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniančatwā́rasfour
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Sanskrit विंशति

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविंशतिtwenty, a score
2Proto-Indo-AryanHwiHśatítwenty
3Proto-Indo-IranianHwiHćatitwenty
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wih₁ḱm̥t—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwi(h₁)dḱm̥titwo tens; two decades; twenty; two-ten

Words derived from “चतुर्विंशति”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čatwā́ras →