Where does “kamień” come from?

kamień (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic kamy, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

kamień (Old Polish): stone; rock

Definitions

  1. stone; rock

Ancestry of “kamień”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickamystone
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱmōstone
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “kamień

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmōEvery word from Proto-Slavic kamy