Where does “dziesięciolecie” come from?

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

dziesięciolecie (Polish): decade

Definitions

  1. decade

Ancestry of “dziesięciolecie”, step by step

dziesięciolecie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish lato

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

via Polish dziesięć

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdziesięćten
2Proto-Slavic*dȅsętьten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁tóm →Every word from Proto-Slavic lěto →Every word from Polish lato →