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

  1. asto-

Ancestry of “asta-”, step by step

asta- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay astă

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayastăObsolete spelling of asta
2Sanskritअष्टeight
3Proto-Indo-Aryanaṣṭā́
4Proto-Indo-Iranianaštā́
5Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

via Hungarian ás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianásto dig

Words derived from “asta-

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