Where does “oxto” come from?
oxto (Romani) comes from Byzantine Greek ὀκτώ, from Proto-Hellenic oktṓ, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
oxto (Romani): eight
Ancestry of “oxto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Byzantine Greek | ὀκτώ | eight |
| 2 | Proto-Hellenic | oktṓ | eight |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓw | eight |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | aḱ- | sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,... |