Where does “osmdesátník” come from?

osmdesátník (Czech) comes from Czech osmdesát, from Czech osm, 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,...

osmdesátník (Czech): octogenarian

Definitions

  1. octogenarian

Ancestry of “osmdesátník”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechosmdesáteighty
2Czechosmeight
3Old Czechosmeight
4Proto-Slavicosmьeight
5Proto-Balto-Slavicaśmas—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓwoseighth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
8Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw →Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓwos →