Where does “aṣṭa” come from?
aṣṭa (Old Javanese) comes from Sanskrit अस्ति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hásti, from Sanskrit हस्तिन्, from Sanskrit हस्त, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰástas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰés-to-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- — hand; take, give in exchange.
aṣṭa (Old Javanese): eight
Definitions
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Ancestry of “aṣṭa”, step by step
aṣṭa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit अस्ति
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अस्ति | to be; to live; to exist, be present |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hásti | to be |
| 3 | Sanskrit | हस्तिन् | an elephant |
| 4 | Sanskrit | हस्त | the hand; an elephant's trunk; the forearm |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | źʰástas | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰástas | hand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰés-to- | hand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰes- | hand; take, give in exchange |