Where does “biš tha jekh” come from?
biš tha jekh (Welsh Romani) comes from Romani jekh, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓, from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀏𑀓, from Sanskrit एक, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háykas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háykas, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.
biš tha jekh (Welsh Romani): twenty-one
Definitions
- twenty-one
Ancestry of “biš tha jekh”, step by step
biš tha jekh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romani jekh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romani | jekh | one |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓 | one |
| 3 | Ashokan Prakrit | 𑀏𑀓 | one |
| 4 | Sanskrit | एक | one; alone, solitary, single, happening only... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Háykas | one |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Háykas | one |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |
via Welsh Romani biš
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh Romani | biš | — |