Where does “ὀκτώ” come from?
ὀκτώ (Byzantine Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic oktṓ, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
ὀκτώ (Byzantine Greek): eight
Ancestry of “ὀκτώ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Hellenic | oktṓ | eight |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓw | eight |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | aḱ- | sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,... |
Words derived from “ὀκτώ”