Where does “osm” come from?

osm (Czech) comes from Old Czech osm, 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,...

osm (Czech): eight

Definitions

  1. eight

Ancestry of “osm”, step by step

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

Words derived from “osm

Every word from Proto-Indo-European aḱ-