Where does “восемьдесят” come from?

восемьдесят (Russian) comes 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,...

восемьдесят (Russian): eighty (80)

Definitions

  1. eighty (80)

Ancestry of “восемьдесят”, step by step

восемьдесят traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian восемь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвосемьeight
2Old Church Slavonicосмьeight
3Proto-Slavicosmьeight
4Proto-Balto-Slavicaśmas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓwoseighth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

via Russian де́сять

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianде́сятьten
2Old Church Slavonicдесѧтьten
3Proto-Slavicdesętьten
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*déśimtten
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten

Words derived from “восемьдесят”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw →Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓwos →