𐬀𐬱𐬙𐬆𐬨𐬀

Avestan

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *aštamás, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw (“eight”). Cognate with Sanskrit अष्टम (aṣṭamá).

Adjective

𐬀𐬱𐬙𐬆𐬨𐬀 • (aštəma)

  1. eighth

Further reading

  • Kanga, Kavasji Edalji (1909) “Eighth”, in An English–Avesta Dictionary‎[1], Bombay: The Fort Printing Press, →OCLC, page 159
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