Where does “astoņpadsmit” come from?

astoņpadsmit (Latvian) comes from Latvian desmit, from Latvian desmits, from Latvian desimtis, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *déśimt, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

astoņpadsmit (Latvian): eighteen

Definitions

  1. eighteen

Ancestry of “astoņpadsmit”, step by step

astoņpadsmit traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian desmit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviandesmitten; ten o'clock
2Latviandesmitsgroup of ten
3Latviandesimtis—
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*déśimtten
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten

via Latvian astoņi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianastoņieight; eight o'clock
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*aśtṓeight
3Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

via Latvian pa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianpaon; along; to
2Latvianreiziaccusative singular form of reize; instrumental...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *déśimt →Every word from Latvian desimtis →