Where does “восьмушка” come from?

восьмушка (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,...

восьмушка (Russian): one eighth

Definitions

  1. one eighth

Ancestry of “восьмушка”, step by step

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