Where does “آٹھ” come from?

آٹھ (Urdu) comes from Old Hindi अठ, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀝𑁆𑀞, from Sanskrit अष्ट, 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,...

آٹھ (Urdu): eight

Definitions

  1. eight

Ancestry of “آٹھ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Hindiअठeight
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀅𑀝𑁆𑀞—
3Sanskritअष्टeight
4Proto-Indo-Aryanaṣṭā́—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianaštā́—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian aštā́ →