Where does “द्वादश” come from?

द्वादश (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit दश, from Sanskrit देश, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

द्वादश (Sanskrit): twelve

Definitions

  1. twelve

Ancestry of “द्वादश”, step by step

द्वादश traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit दश

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदशten
2Sanskritदेशpoint, region, spot, place, part, portion;...
3Proto-Indo-Aryandayśáspoint, region, part; country, province
4Proto-Indo-Iraniandayćáspart, point; country
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

via Sanskrit द्व

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritद्वtwo, both
2Proto-Indo-IraniandwáHtwo
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “द्वादश”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás →