Where does “uoto” come from?

uoto (Istriot) comes from Latin octō, from Proto-Italic oktō, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

uoto (Istriot): eight

Definitions

  1. eight

Ancestry of “uoto”, step by step

uoto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin octō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinoctōeight; 8
2Proto-Italicoktōeight
3Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

via Swahili ota

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahiliotato dream; to sprout, to germinate; to get warm
2Proto-Bantu-dóotato dream
Every word from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw →Every word from Proto-Italic oktō →