Where does “osmica” come from?

osmica (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,...

osmica (Serbo-Croatian): eight (digit or figure)

Definitions

  1. eight (digit or figure)

Ancestry of “osmica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianȍsameight
2Proto-Slavicosmьeight
3Proto-Balto-Slavicaśmas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓwoseighth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
6Proto-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 →