bîst
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Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *HwiHcati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwiHćati, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wih₁ḱm̥t, from *dwi(h₁)dḱm̥ti (“twenty”).
See also Avestan 𐬬𐬍𐬯𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (vīsaiti), Persian بیست (bist), Khotanese [script needed] (bistä), Ossetian инсӕй (insæj); also Sanskrit विंशति (viṃśati), Hindi बीस (bīs), Punjabi ਵੀਹ (vīh).
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