Where does “ашт” come from?

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

ашт (Yagnobi): eight

Definitions

  1. eight

Ancestry of “ашт”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranian*Haštā́eight
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 →