Where does “नवविंशति” come from?
नवविंशति (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit नव, from Proto-Balto-Slavic náwas, from Proto-Indo-Aryan náwas, from Proto-Indo-European néwyos, from Proto-Indo-European néwos, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.
नवविंशति (Sanskrit): twenty-nine
Definitions
- twenty-nine
Ancestry of “नवविंशति”, step by step
नवविंशति traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit नव
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | नव | new, fresh, recent, young, modern; often in... |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | náwas | new |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | náwas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | néwyos | Alternative form of *néwos; new |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néwos | new |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | new- | new; to nod, assent to |
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 |