Where does “osamnaest” come from?

osamnaest (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,...

osamnaest (Serbo-Croatian): eighteen

Definitions

  1. eighteen

Ancestry of “osamnaest”, step by step

osamnaest traces back through 3 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

via Serbo-Croatian na

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiannato, on, onto; on, at, in; on, by, for, at
2Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw →Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓwos →
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