Where does “సంఖ్యావాచకము” come from?

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

సంఖ్యావాచకము (Telugu): numeral

Definitions

  1. numeral

Ancestry of “సంఖ్యావాచకము”, step by step

సంఖ్యావాచకము traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu సంఖ్య

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguసంఖ్యA number; a numeral
2Sanskritसंख्याa number, sum, total; reckoning or summing up;...
3Sanskritसम्-with, together with, along with, together,...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniansam-together, joint, paired
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Telugu వాచకము

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguవాచకముa significant sound, a word, a word used in its...
2Sanskritवाचकspeaker, messenger
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Sanskrit सम्- →Every word from Sanskrit संख्या →