Where does “संख्या” come from?

संख्या (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit सम्-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sam-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

संख्या (Sanskrit): a number, sum, total; reckoning or summing up;...

Definitions

  1. a number, sum, total; reckoning or summing up;...

Ancestry of “संख्या”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसम्-with, together with, along with, together,...
2Proto-Indo-Iraniansam-together, joint, paired
3Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “संख्या”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Sanskrit सम्- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian sam- →