Where does “aṣṭ” come from?

aṣṭ (Kalasha) comes 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,...

aṣṭ (Kalasha): eight

Definitions

  1. eight

Ancestry of “aṣṭ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअष्टeight
2Proto-Indo-Aryanaṣṭā́—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianaštā́—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
5Proto-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 →