Where does “ośmiościan” come from?

ośmiościan (Polish) comes from Polish osiem, from Old Polish ośm, from Proto-Slavic osmь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic aśmas, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓwos, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

ośmiościan (Polish): octahedron

Definitions

  1. octahedron

Ancestry of “ośmiościan”, step by step

ośmiościan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish osiem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishosiemeight
2Old Polishośmeight
3Proto-Slavicosmьeight
4Proto-Balto-Slavicaśmas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓwoseighth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

via Polish ściana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishścianawall
2Proto-Slavic*stěnàconglomeration (of stones)

Words derived from “ośmiościan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw →Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓwos →