Where does “восьмирічний” come from?

восьмирічний (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian рік, from Old East Slavic рокъ, from Proto-Slavic rokъ, from Proto-Slavic reťi — to say.

восьмирічний (Ukrainian): eight-year

Definitions

  1. eight-year

Ancestry of “восьмирічний”, step by step

восьмирічний traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian рік

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianрікyear time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun
2Old East Slavicрокъ—
3Proto-Slavicrokъtime, term; year
4Proto-Slavicreťito say

via Ukrainian восьми

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianвосьми—
Every word from Proto-Slavic reťi →Every word from Proto-Slavic rokъ →Every word from Old East Slavic рокъ →