Where does “هشتم” come from?

هشتم (Persian) 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,...

هشتم (Persian): eighth

Definitions

  1. eighth

Ancestry of “هشتم”, step by step

هشتم traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian هشت

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianهشتAPI •; eight
2Middle Persian𐭧𐭱𐭲
3Proto-Iranian*Haštā́eight
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*Haštā́
5Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

via Persian ـم

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianـمFirst-person singular possessive suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European aḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓwEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Haštā́