Where does “षोडश” come from?
षोडश (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan swáẓḍaśa, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dáśa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian daća, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.
Ancestry of “षोडश”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | swáẓḍaśa | sixteen |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | dáśa | ten |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | daća | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱm̥ | ten |