𑀯𑀻𑀲

Prakrit

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2[a], [b], [c]
    Cardinal: 𑀯𑀻𑀲 (vīsa)

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
    Proto-Indo-European *dwi-
    Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥
    Proto-Indo-European *dwih₁ḱm̥ti
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwiHćati
    Sanskrit विं॒श॒ति (viṃśatí)
    Ashokan Prakrit 𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀢𑀺 (vīsati)
    Prakrit 𑀯𑀻𑀲 (vīsa)

    Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀢𑀺 (vīsati), from Sanskrit विं॒श॒ति (viṃśatí), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwiHćati, from Proto-Indo-European *dwih₁ḱm̥ti, from *dwi- + *déḱm̥. Cognate with Avestan 𐬬𐬍𐬯𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (vīsaiti), Persian بیست (bist), Old Armenian քսան (kʻsan), Latin vīgintī, Ancient Greek εἴκοσι (eíkosi).

    Numeral

    𑀯𑀻𑀲 (vīsa) (Devanagari वीस) (attested in Śaurasenī) (cardinal number)

    1. twenty

    Descendants

    • Gurjara Apabhramsa:
      • Saurashtra: ꢮꢷꢱ꣄ (vīs)
      • Gujarati: વીસ (vīs)
    • Pahari:
    • Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
    • Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀇 (vīsaï)
    • Magadhi Prakrit:
    • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀇 (vīsaï)

    References

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