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Where does “सहस्र” come from?

सहस्र (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian saȷ́ʰásram, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-ǵʰéslom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéslom, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

सहस्र (Sanskrit): a thousand; a thousand cows or gifts; any very...

Definitions

  1. a thousand; a thousand cows or gifts; any very...

Ancestry of “सहस्र”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniansaȷ́ʰásramone thousand
2Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-ǵʰéslom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéslomthousand
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “सहस्र”

  • సహస్రము
  • सहस्रमान
  • सहस्र
  • สหัสวรรษ
  • sahassa
  • ஆயிரம்
  • ಸಾವಿರ
  • ?????
  • सहस
  • ?????
  • ಸಾಸಿರ
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