Where does “dwudziestoczterościan” come from?

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

dwudziestoczterościan (Polish): icositetrahedron

Definitions

  1. icositetrahedron

Ancestry of “dwudziestoczterościan”, step by step

dwudziestoczterościan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish ściana

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

via Polish dwadzieścia cztery

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdwadzieścia czterytwenty-four
Every word from Proto-Slavic *stěnà →Every word from Polish ściana →