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

Definitions

  1. eight

Ancestry of “ὀκτώ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicoktṓeight
2Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
3Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

Words derived from “ὀκτώ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European aḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓwEvery word from Proto-Hellenic oktṓ