Where does “astoņnieks” come from?
astoņnieks (Latvian) comes from Latvian astoņi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *aśtṓ, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
astoņnieks (Latvian): eight, number eight; something with the number...
Definitions
- eight, number eight; something with the number...
Ancestry of “astoņnieks”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | astoņi | eight; eight o'clock |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *aśtṓ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓw | eight |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | aḱ- | sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,... |