Roots/*oḱtṓwoḱtṓw“eight, the number eight”Widely acceptednumberseightPIE word for eight. Gives Latin octō, English "eight", Greek oktṓ, Sanskrit aṣṭā́.Related Rootsdwi-tó-“second, in two”dwóh₁“two, a pair”déḱm̥t“ten, a decade”h₁óynos“one, single, alone”kʷetwóres“four, the number four”pr̥h₃wós“first, foremost”swéḱs“six, the number six”tréyes“three, the number three”