Where does “ośmiokątny” come from?

ośmiokątny (Polish) comes from Polish ośmiokąt, 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,...

ośmiokątny (Polish): octagonal; eight-sided

Definitions

  1. octagonal; eight-sided

Ancestry of “ośmiokątny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishośmiokątoctagon
2Polishosiemeight
3Old Polishośmeight
4Proto-Slavicosmьeight
5Proto-Balto-Slavicaśmas—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓwoseighth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
8Proto-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-Indo-European oḱtṓwos →