Where does “આઠ” come from?

આઠ (Gujarati) 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,...

આઠ (Gujarati): eight

Definitions

  1. eight

Ancestry of “આઠ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअष्टeight
2Proto-Indo-Aryanaṣṭā́
3Proto-Indo-Iranianaštā́
4Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

Words derived from “આઠ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European aḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓwEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian aštā́