Where does “ośmiokąt” come from?

ośmiokąt (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,...

ośmiokąt (Polish): octagon

Definitions

  1. octagon

Ancestry of “ośmiokąt”, step by step

ośmiokąt 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 kąt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkątcorner; angle
2Proto-Slavickǫtъcorner
3Latincattusa cat
4Latincattaa cat

Words derived from “ośmiokąt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- →