Where does “dziesięcionóg” come from?

dziesięcionóg (Polish) comes from Polish noga, from Old Polish noga, from Proto-Slavic nogà, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.

dziesięcionóg (Polish): decapod

Definitions

  1. decapod

Ancestry of “dziesięcionóg”, step by step

dziesięcionóg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish noga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishnogaleg
2Old Polishnogaleg; foot
3Proto-Slavicnogàfoot, leg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail

via Polish dziesięć

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdziesięćten
2Proto-Slavic*dȅsętьten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic nogà →Every word from Old Polish noga →