Where does “czworobok” come from?

czworobok (Polish) comes from Polish bok, from Old Polish bok, from Proto-Slavic bokъ — side.

czworobok (Polish): quadrilateral

Definitions

  1. quadrilateral

Ancestry of “czworobok”, step by step

czworobok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish bok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbokside
2Old Polishbokside, flank
3Proto-Slavicbokъside

via Polish czworo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishczworofour
2Proto-Slavic*četvero

Words derived from “czworobok

Every word from Proto-Slavic bokъEvery word from Old Polish bokEvery word from Polish bok