Where does “ośmiolecie” come from?

ośmiolecie (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,...

ośmiolecie (Polish): eight-year-long period, octennium

Definitions

  1. eight-year-long period, octennium

Ancestry of “ośmiolecie”, step by step

ośmiolecie 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 łat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishłatlat
2Latvianlatslats monetary unit of Latvia between 1922 and 1940, and again between 1993 and 2013; replaced by the Euro on Jan. 1st, 2014
3LatvianLatvijaLatvia
4Latvianlatvisa Latvian, a Lett; a member of the Latvian...
5Latvianlatuvis
6LatvianLatuva
Every word from Proto-Indo-European aḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓwEvery word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓwos