Where does “ilekolwiek” come from?

ilekolwiek (Polish) comes from Polish ile, from Old Polish ile, from Proto-Slavic *jelě.

ilekolwiek (Polish): however many

Definitions

  1. however many

Ancestry of “ilekolwiek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishilehow much, how many; how long; locative/vocative...
2Old Polishilehow much, how many; as much as, as many as
3Proto-Slavic*jelě—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *jelě →Every word from Old Polish ile →Every word from Polish ile →