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

  1. eight, number eight; something with the number...

Ancestry of “astoņnieks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianastoņieight; eight o'clock
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*aśtṓeight
3Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
4Proto-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-Balto-Slavic *aśtṓ →