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.

षोडश (Sanskrit): sixteen

Definitions

  1. sixteen

Ancestry of “षोडश”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanswáẓḍaśasixteen
2Proto-Indo-Aryandáśaten
3Proto-Indo-Iraniandaćaten
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten

Words derived from “षोडश”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian daća →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan dáśa →