Where does “ڈیڑھ” come from?

ڈیڑھ (Urdu) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀺𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀠, from Sanskrit द्व्यर्ध, from Sanskrit द्वि, from Sanskrit द्व, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dwáH, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

ڈیڑھ (Urdu): one and a half; 1.5

Definitions

  1. one and a half; 1.5

Ancestry of “ڈیڑھ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀤𑀺𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀠
2Sanskritद्व्यर्धone and a half
3Sanskritद्विThe digit or number - two
4Sanskritद्वtwo, both
5Proto-Indo-IraniandwáHtwo
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dwáHEvery word from Sanskrit द्व