Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Haštā́

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-Iranian

Proto-Indo-Iranian cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : *Haštā́

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw (“eight”).

    Numeral

    *Haštā́

    1. eight

    Alternative reconstructions

    Descendants

    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Haṣṭā́
      • Sanskrit: अष्ट (aṣṭá) (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Iranian: *Haštā́ (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Nuristani: *actā̆ (see there for further descendants)

    References

    1. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “aṣṭá-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, pages 63-64
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