Where does “asta-” come from?
asta- (Irish) comes from Malay astă, 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,...
asta- (Irish): asto-
Definitions
- asto-
Ancestry of “asta-”, step by step
asta- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay astă
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | astă | Obsolete spelling of asta |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अष्ट | eight |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | aṣṭā́ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | aštā́ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓw | eight |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | aḱ- | sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,... |
via Hungarian ás
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | ás | to dig |