Where does “अठवारा” come from?

अठवारा (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,...

अठवारा (Hindi): a period of eight days; a week

Definitions

  1. a period of eight days; a week

Ancestry of “अठवारा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiअठ-eight
2Old Hindiअठeight
3Sauraseni Prakrit𑀅𑀝𑁆𑀞—
4Sanskritअष्टeight
5Proto-Indo-Aryanaṣṭā́—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianaštā́—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
8Proto-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 →