Where does “oṣṭ” come from?

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

oṣṭ (Waigali): eight

Definitions

  1. eight

Ancestry of “oṣṭ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Nuristani*actā̆eight
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*Haštā́—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
4Proto-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 *Haštā́ →