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Where does “*Haštā́” come from?

*Haštā́ (Proto-Indo-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

Ancestry of “*Haštā́”, step by step

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