Where does “षष्टि” come from?
षष्टि (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan ṣwaṭṣHtí, from Proto-Indo-Iranian šwaćšHtí, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱsh₁ḱomt — six-ten.
षष्टि (Sanskrit): sixty
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Words derived from “षष्टि”