Where does “osmkrát” come from?

osmkrát (Czech) comes 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,...

osmkrát (Czech): eight times

Definitions

  1. eight times

Ancestry of “osmkrát”, step by step

osmkrát traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech osm

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

via Dutch krat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkratcrate
2Middle Dutchcrattebasketware, mold
3Old Dutchkratta
4Proto-Germanickratjô
5Proto-Indo-Europeangred-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European aḱ-