Where does “czternastościan” come from?

czternastościan (Polish) comes from Polish ściana, from Proto-Slavic *stěnà — conglomeration (of stones).

czternastościan (Polish): tetradecahedron

Definitions

  1. tetradecahedron

Ancestry of “czternastościan”, step by step

czternastościan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish ściana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishścianawall
2Proto-Slavic*stěnàconglomeration (of stones)

via Polish czternaście

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishczternaściefourteen
2Proto-Slavic*čьtyre na desęte—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *stěnà →Every word from Polish ściana →