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

Definitions

  1. eight

Ancestry of “अष्ट”, step by step

अष्ट traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Aryan aṣṭā́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanaṣṭā́
2Proto-Indo-Iranianaštā́
3Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

via Sanskrit दिक्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदिक्direction
2Sanskritगजelephant
3Sanskritगज्to sound, to roar

via Proto-Indo-Iranian aštā́w

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianaštā́w

Words derived from “अष्ट

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