From Proto-Iranian *aštā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *aštā́, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw. Cognate with Kurdish heşt, Persian هشت (hašt), Pashto اته (atë), Avestan 𐬀𐬱𐬙𐬀 (ašta), Sanskrit अष्ट (aṣṭá), Hindi आठ (āṭh).
аст • (ast)