Where does “czternastoletni” come from?

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

czternastoletni (Polish): fourteen-year-old, fourteen-year-long

Definitions

  1. fourteen-year-old, fourteen-year-long

Ancestry of “czternastoletni”, step by step

czternastoletni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish letni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishletnisummer, summery, estival
2Polishlatosummer
3Proto-Slaviclětosummer; year
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁tóm

via Polish czternaście

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishczternaściefourteen
2Proto-Slavic*čьtyre na desęte
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁tómEvery word from Proto-Slavic lětoEvery word from Polish lato
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