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