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