Where does “aṣṭā́” come from?

aṣṭā́ (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian aštā́, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

Ancestry of “aṣṭā́”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianaštā́
2Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
3Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

Words derived from “aṣṭā́

Every word from Proto-Indo-European aḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓwEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian aštā́