Where does “పదిహేను” come from?

పదిహేను (Telugu) comes from Telugu ఏను, from Proto-Turkic yān — side.

పదిహేను (Telugu): 15; fifteen

Definitions

  1. 15; fifteen

Ancestry of “పదిహేను”, step by step

పదిహేను traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu ఏను

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguఏనుI; అయదు; five
2Proto-Turkicyānside

via Telugu పది

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguపది10; ten
Every word from Proto-Turkic yān →Every word from Telugu ఏను →