Where does “šestiúhelník” come from?

šestiúhelník (Czech) comes from Czech šest, from Old Czech šest, from Proto-Slavic šestь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic šéš, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

šestiúhelník (Czech): hexagon

Definitions

  1. hexagon

Ancestry of “šestiúhelník”, step by step

šestiúhelník traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech šest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechšestsix
2Old Czechšestsix
3Proto-Slavicšestьsix
4Proto-Balto-Slavicšéšsix
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

via Czech úhel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechúhelangle
2Proto-Slavicǫglьcoal
3Proto-Balto-Slavicanˀglíscoal, charcoal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁óngʷl̥charcoal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁engʷ-to burn; fire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic šéš →Every word from Proto-Slavic šestь →