Where does “oxtu” come from?

oxtu (Gaulish) comes from Proto-Celtic oxtū, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

oxtu (Gaulish): eight

Definitions

  1. eight

Ancestry of “oxtu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticoxtūeight
2Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
3Proto-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-Celtic oxtū →