Where does “heşt” come from?

heşt (Zazaki) comes from Proto-Iranian aštā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian aštā́, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

heşt (Zazaki): eight

Definitions

  1. eight

Ancestry of “heşt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianaštā́—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianaštā́—
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 aštā́ →