Where does “अठपहिया” come from?
अठपहिया (Hindi) comes from Hindi अठ-, from Old Hindi अठ, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀝𑁆𑀞, 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,...
अठपहिया (Hindi): an eight-wheeler; eight-wheeled
Definitions
- an eight-wheeler; eight-wheeled
Ancestry of “अठपहिया”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | अठ- | eight |
| 2 | Old Hindi | अठ | eight |
| 3 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀅𑀝𑁆𑀞 | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | अष्ट | eight |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | aṣṭā́ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | aštā́ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓw | eight |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | aḱ- | sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,... |