Where does “oktaf” come from?

oktaf (Indonesian) comes from Dutch octaaf, from Latin octāvus, from Proto-Italic oktāwos, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓwos, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

oktaf (Indonesian): octave

Definitions

  1. octave

Ancestry of “oktaf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchoctaafoctave
2Latinoctāvuseighth; the ordinal number between septimus and nōnus
3Proto-Italicoktāwoseighth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓwoseighth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
6Proto-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 →