Where does “восьмиугольник” come from?

восьмиугольник (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,...

восьмиугольник (Russian): octagon

Definitions

  1. octagon

Ancestry of “восьмиугольник”, step by step

восьмиугольник 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 у́гол

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianу́голangle; corner
2Proto-Slavicǫgъlъcorner, angle
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*ángulas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂engulosjoint?
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eng-curve, bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw →Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓwos →