Where does “षड्विंशति” come from?

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

षड्विंशति (Sanskrit): twenty-six

Definitions

  1. twenty-six

Ancestry of “षड्विंशति”, step by step

षड्विंशति traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit षष्

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

via Sanskrit विं॒श॒ति

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविं॒श॒ति—

via Proto-Indo-Aryan *ṣwáẓḍwiHśati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryan*ṣwáẓḍwiHśati—

Words derived from “षड्विंशति”

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