Where does “पञ्चदश” come from?

पञ्चदश (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.

पञ्चदश (Sanskrit): fifteen

Definitions

  1. fifteen

Ancestry of “पञ्चदश”, step by step

पञ्चदश 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 पञ्च

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपञ्चcombining form of पञ्चन्; five
2Proto-Indo-Aryanpánća—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianpánčafive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

Words derived from “पञ्चदश”

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