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Where does “షష్టి” come from?

షష్టి (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit षष्टि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ṣwaṭṣHtí, from Proto-Indo-Iranian šwaćšHtí, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱsh₁ḱomt — six-ten.

షష్టి (Telugu): sixty

Definitions

  1. sixty

Ancestry of “షష్టి”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritषष्टिsixty
2Proto-Indo-AryanṣwaṭṣHtí—
3Proto-Indo-IranianšwaćšHtí—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱsh₁ḱomtsix-ten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱsh₁ḱomt →