Where does “восьминедельный” come from?
восьминедельный (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,...
восьминедельный (Russian): eight-week
Definitions
- eight-week
Ancestry of “восьминедельный”, step by step
восьминедельный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian восемь
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | восемь | eight |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | осмь | eight |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | osmь | eight |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | aśmas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓwos | eighth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓw | eight |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | aḱ- | sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,... |
via Russian неде́ля
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | неде́ля | Sunday; week |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | недѣлꙗ | Sunday |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | neděľa | Sunday |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | dělo | deed; work |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | děti | to do; to put, to place; to thread, to pass... |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | dḗˀtei | to put, to place; to do |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |