Where does “ôsmy” come from?
ôsmy (Slovak) comes from Polish ósmy, from Proto-Slavic osmъ, 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,...
ôsmy (Slovak): eighth
Ancestry of “ôsmy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | ósmy | eighth |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | osmъ | eighth |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | aśmas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓwos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓw | eight |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | aḱ- | sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,... |