aštuoni (Lithuanian)
Where does "aštuoni" come from?
The Lithuanian word 'aštuoni' descends from the Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw, a term originally representing the dual of a stem meaning 'four fingers.' Over millennia, it evolved through Proto-Balto-Slavic *aśtṓ before reaching its modern form in Lithuanian. This ancient root is a linguistic relative of many familiar words, including the Latin 'octō,' the Sanskrit 'aṣṭa,' and the Old Church Slavonic 'осмь.'
Full etymology tree
- aštuoni (Lithuanian), 'eight'
- inherited *aśtṓ (Proto-Balto-Slavic), 'eight'
- inherited *oḱtṓw (Proto-Indo-European), 'eight'
- derived *(H)oḱto- (Proto-Indo-European)
- inherited *oḱtṓw (Proto-Indo-European), 'eight'
- inherited *aśtṓ (Proto-Balto-Slavic), 'eight'
Ancestors
- *aśtṓ (Proto-Balto-Slavic)
- *oḱtṓw (Proto-Indo-European)
Cognates and doublets
- octo (Latin)
- astoņi (Latvian)
- осмь (Old Church Slavonic)
- अष्ट (Sanskrit)
Updated July 2026
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