𑀙𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀻𑀲

Prakrit

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Cardinal: 𑀙𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀻𑀲 (chavvīsa), 𑀙𑀳𑀯𑀻𑀲 (chahavīsa)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Sanskrit षष् (ṣaṣ)

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

Proto-Indo-European *dwi-

Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥

Proto-Indo-European *dwih₁ḱm̥ti

Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwiHćati

Sanskrit विं॒श॒ति (viṃśatí)

Sanskrit षड्विं॑शति (ṣáḍviṃśati)

Ashokan Prakrit 𑀲𑀟𑀼𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀢𑀺 (saḍuvīsati)

Prakrit 𑀙𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀻𑀲 (chavvīsa)

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀲𑀟𑀼𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀢𑀺 (saḍuvīsati), from Sanskrit षड्विं॑शति (ṣáḍviṃśati), from षष् (ṣaṣ) + विं॒श॒ति (viṃśatí).

Numeral

𑀙𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀻𑀲 (chavvīsa) (Devanagari छव्वीस) (cardinal number)

1. twenty-six

Descendants

• Northeastern:
  • Punjabi: ਛੱਬੀ / چھبی (chabbī)
  • Lahnda: [script needed] (chabbī)
• Southern:
  • Marathi: सव्वीस (savvīs)
  • Dhivehi: ސައްބީސް (sabbīs)
• Northern:
  • Nepali: छब्बीस (chabbīs)
• Eastern:
  • Bengali: ছাব্বিশ (chabbiś)
  • Assamese: ছাবিছ (sabis)
• Central:
  • Gujarati: છવ્વીસ (chavvīs)
  • Hindustani:

    Hindi: छब्बीस (chabbīs)

    Urdu: چھبیس (chabbīs)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “chavvīsa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press