Where does “осамдесет” come from?

осамдесет (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian о̏сам, 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,...

осамдесет (Serbo-Croatian): eighty

Definitions

  1. eighty

Ancestry of “осамдесет”, step by step

осамдесет traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian о̏сам

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianо̏самeight
2Proto-Slavicosmьeight
3Proto-Balto-Slavicaśmas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓwoseighth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

via Serbo-Croatian де̏сет

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianде̏сетten
2Proto-Slavicdesętьten
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*déśimtten
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw →Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓwos →