Where does “ہشت” come from?

ہشت (Brahui) comes from Baluchi ہشت, from Proto-Iranian *Haštā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Haštā́, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

ہشت (Brahui): eight, 8

Definitions

  1. eight, 8

Ancestry of “ہشت”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Baluchiہشتeight
2Proto-Iranian*Haštā́eight
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*Haštā́—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Haštā́ →