Where does “ħəşt” come from?

ħəşt (Judeo-Tat) comes from Persian هشت, from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭱𐭲, from Proto-Iranian *Haštā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Haštā́, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

ħəşt (Judeo-Tat): eight

Definitions

  1. eight

Ancestry of “ħəşt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianهشتAPI •; eight
2Middle Persian𐭧𐭱𐭲—
3Proto-Iranian*Haštā́eight
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*Haštā́—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
6Proto-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 *Haštā́ →
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