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

Definitions

  1. eighth

Ancestry of “ôsmy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishósmyeighth
2Proto-Slavicosmъeighth
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 →