Where does “восемнадцатилетний” come from?
восемнадцатилетний (Russian) comes from Russian восемна́дцать, from Russian восемь, from Old Church Slavonic осмь, 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,...
восемнадцатилетний (Russian): eighteen-year
Definitions
- eighteen-year
Ancestry of “восемнадцатилетний”, step by step
восемнадцатилетний traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian восемна́дцать
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | восемна́дцать | eighteen (18) |
| 2 | Russian | восемь | eight |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | осмь | eight |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | osmь | eight |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | aśmas | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓwos | eighth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓw | eight |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | aḱ- | sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,... |