Where does “heşt” come from?
heşt (Kurdish) comes from Proto-Iranian aštā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian aštā́, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
heşt (Kurdish): eight
Ancestry of “heşt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Iranian | aštā́ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | aštā́ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓw | eight |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | aḱ- | sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,... |