Where does “षट्षष्टि” come from?

षट्षष्टि (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit षष्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ṣwáṭṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian šwáćš, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

षट्षष्टि (Sanskrit): sixty-six, 66

Definitions

  1. sixty-six, 66

Ancestry of “षट्षष्टि”, step by step

षट्षष्टि traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit षष्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritषष्six
2Proto-Indo-Aryanṣwáṭṣsix
3Proto-Indo-Iranianšwáćšsix
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

via Sanskrit षष्टि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritषष्टिsixty
2Proto-Indo-AryanṣwaṭṣHtí—
3Proto-Indo-IranianšwaćšHtí—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱsh₁ḱomtsix-ten

Words derived from “षट्षष्टि”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian šwáćš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ṣwáṭṣ →