Where does “czternastolatek” come from?

czternastolatek (Polish) comes from Polish lato, from Proto-Slavic lěto, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁tóm.

czternastolatek (Polish): fourteen-year-old

Definitions

  1. fourteen-year-old

Ancestry of “czternastolatek”, step by step

czternastolatek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish lato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishlatosummer
2Proto-Slaviclětosummer; year
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁tóm—

via Polish czternaście

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishczternaściefourteen
2Proto-Slavic*čьtyre na desęte—

Words derived from “czternastolatek”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁tóm →Every word from Proto-Slavic lěto →Every word from Polish lato →