Where does “осемдесет” come from?

осемдесет (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian осем, 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,...

осемдесет (Bulgarian): eighty

Definitions

  1. eighty

Ancestry of “осемдесет”, step by step

осемдесет traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian осем

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianосемeight
2Old Church Slavonicосмьeight
3Proto-Slavicosmьeight
4Proto-Balto-Slavicaśmas
5Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓwoseighth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

via Bulgarian десет

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianдесетten
2Old Church Slavonicдесѧтьten
3Proto-Slavicdesętьten
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*déśimtten
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European aḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓwEvery word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓwos
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