Where does “dwudziestościan” come from?

dwudziestościan (Polish) comes from Polish dwadzieścia, from Old Polish dwadzieścia, from Proto-Slavic *dъva desęti.

dwudziestościan (Polish): icosahedron

Definitions

  1. icosahedron

Ancestry of “dwudziestościan”, step by step

dwudziestościan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish dwadzieścia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdwadzieściatwenty
2Old Polishdwadzieściatwenty
3Proto-Slavic*dъva desęti—

via Polish ściana

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

Words derived from “dwudziestościan”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *dъva desęti →