Where does “asta” come from?

asta (Balinese) comes from Old Javanese aṣṭa, from Sanskrit अस्ति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hásti, from Sanskrit हस्तिन्, from Sanskrit हस्त, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰástas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰés-to- — hand; take, give in exchange.

asta (Balinese): being

Definitions

  1. being

Ancestry of “asta”, step by step

asta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Javanese aṣṭa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javaneseaṣṭaeight
2Sanskritअस्तिto be; to live; to exist, be present
3Proto-Indo-IranianHástito be
4Sanskritहस्तिन्an elephant
5Sanskritहस्तthe hand; an elephant's trunk; the forearm
6Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰástas—
7Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰástashand
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰés-to-hand
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰes-hand; take, give in exchange

via Sanskrit अस्थि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअस्थिa bone; the kernel of a fruit
2Proto-Indo-IranianHastH-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰés-to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas →