Where does “शत” come from?

शत (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit वत्सर, from Sanskrit वत्स, from Proto-Indo-Iranian watsás, from Proto-Indo-European wots-ó-s, from Proto-Indo-European wétos, from Proto-Indo-European wet- — year; year-old.

शत (Sanskrit): hundred, used with numerals thus; any very large...

Definitions

  1. hundred, used with numerals thus; any very large...

Ancestry of “शत”, step by step

शत traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit वत्सर

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवत्सरyear
2Sanskritवत्सa calf; the young of any animal, offspring,...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwatsásyearling calf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwots-ó-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwétosyear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwet-year; year-old

via Proto-Indo-Aryan śatám

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanśatám—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianćatámhundred
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱm̥tómhundred
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten

via Proto-Indo-European ḱey-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “शत”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wet- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wétos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wots-ó-s →