Where does “dziewięciobok” come from?

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

dziewięciobok (Polish): enneagon

Definitions

  1. enneagon

Ancestry of “dziewięciobok”, step by step

dziewięciobok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish bok

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

via Polish dziewięć

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdziewięćnine
2Proto-Slavicdevętьnine
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine
Every word from Proto-Slavic bokъ →Every word from Old Polish bok →Every word from Polish bok →
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