𑀲𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺

Prakrit

Prakrit numbers ^(edit)

[a], [b] ←  50	𑁬𑁦 60	70  → [a], [b]
	6
Cardinal: 𑀲𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺 (saṭṭhi)

Alternative forms

• 𑀲𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺𑀁 (saṭṭhiṃ)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit षष्टि (ṣaṣṭi), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ṣwaṭṣHtí, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *šwaćšHtí, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱsh₁ḱomt (“six-ten”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἑξήκοντα (hexḗkonta), Latin sexāgintā.

Numeral

𑀲𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺 (saṭṭhi) (Devanagari सट्ठि, Kannada ಸಟ್ಠಿ) (Śaurasenī, Māhārāṣṭrī, Māgadhī) (cardinal number)

1. sixty

Descendants

• Central:
  • Sauraseni Prakrit:
    • Hindustani:
      • Hindi: साठ (sāṭh)
      • Urdu: ساٹھ (sāṭh)
    • Old Gujarati: साठि (sāṭhi)
      • Gujarati: સાઠ (sāṭh)
• Northwestern:
  • Paisaci Prakrit:
    • Punjabi: ਸੱਠ (saṭṭha)
• Northern:
  • Nepali: साठ (sāṭh)
• Eastern:
  • Magadhi Prakrit:
    • Middle Bengali: ষাঠি (śaṭhi), ষাটি (śaṭi)
      • Bengali: ষাইট (śaiṭ), ষাট (śaṭ)
    • Assamese: ষাঠি (xathi)
• Southern:
  • Helu Prakrit:
    • Dhivehi: ހައްޓި (haṭṭi)
    • Sinhalese: හැට (hæṭa)
  • Maharastri Prakrit:
    • Old Marathi: 𑘭𑘰𑘙 (sāṭha)
      • Marathi: साठ (sāṭh)
    • Konkani: साठ (sāṭh)

References

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