Where does “ద్వాదశము” come from?

ద్వాదశము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit द्वादश, from Sanskrit दश, from Sanskrit देश, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

ద్వాదశము (Telugu): 12; twelve; twelfth

Definitions

  1. 12; twelve; twelfth

Ancestry of “ద్వాదశము”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritद्वादशtwelve
2Sanskritदशten
3Sanskritदेशpoint, region, spot, place, part, portion;...
4Proto-Indo-Aryandayśáspoint, region, part; country, province
5Proto-Indo-Iraniandayćáspart, point; country
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás →