Where does “осем” come from?

осем (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic осмь, from Proto-Slavic osmь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic aśmas, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓwos, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

осем (Bulgarian): eight

Definitions

  1. eight

Ancestry of “осем”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicосмьeight
2Proto-Slavicosmьeight
3Proto-Balto-Slavicaśmas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓwoseighth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

Words derived from “осем”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw →Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓwos →