Where does “a-otso” come from?

a-otso (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog otso, from Spanish ocho, from Old Spanish ocho, from Old Spanish oito, from Latin octō, from Proto-Italic oktō, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

a-otso (Tagalog): eighth day of the month

Definitions

  1. eighth day of the month

Ancestry of “a-otso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogotsoeight
2Spanishochoeight
3Old Spanishochoeight
4Old Spanishoito
5Latinoctōeight; 8
6Proto-Italicoktōeight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
8Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European aḱ-