Where does “vîst” come from?
vîst (Zazaki) comes from Proto-Iranian *HwiHcati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwiHćati, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wih₁ḱm̥t, from Proto-Indo-European dwi(h₁)dḱm̥ti — two tens; two decades; twenty; two-ten.
vîst (Zazaki): twenty
Definitions
- twenty
Ancestry of “vîst”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Iranian | *HwiHcati | twenty |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HwiHćati | twenty |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wih₁ḱm̥t | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi(h₁)dḱm̥ti | two tens; two decades; twenty; two-ten |