Where does “сорокавосьмигранник” come from?
сорокавосьмигранник (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,...
сорокавосьмигранник (Russian): hexoctahedron, tetracontaoctahedron
Definitions
- hexoctahedron, tetracontaoctahedron
Ancestry of “сорокавосьмигранник”, step by step
сорокавосьмигранник traces back through 3 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,... |