Where does “Astadiggaja” come from?

Astadiggaja (English) comes from Sanskrit अष्ट, from Proto-Indo-Aryan aṣṭā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian aštā́, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

Astadiggaja (English): A term applied to the eight male elephants standing guard over the eight zones

Definitions

  1. A term applied to the eight male elephants standing guard over the eight zones

Ancestry of “Astadiggaja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअष्टeight
2Proto-Indo-Aryanaṣṭā́—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianaštā́—
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 aštā́ →