Where does “восьмидесятилетие” come from?
восьмидесятилетие (Russian) comes from Russian восемьдесят, 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,...
восьмидесятилетие (Russian): eighty-year period
Definitions
- eighty-year period
Ancestry of “восьмидесятилетие”, step by step
восьмидесятилетие traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian восемьдесят
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | восемьдесят | eighty (80) |
| 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,... |