Where does “osamdeset” come from?

osamdeset (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ȍsam, 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,...

osamdeset (Serbo-Croatian): eighty

Definitions

  1. eighty

Ancestry of “osamdeset”, step by step

osamdeset traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian ȍsam

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

via Serbo-Croatian dȅset

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiandȅsetten
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 →