Where does “iloczas” come from?

iloczas (Polish) comes from Polish czas, from Old Polish czas, from Proto-Slavic *čàsъ — time.

iloczas (Polish): vowel length; the perceived duration of a vowel sound

Definitions

  1. vowel length; the perceived duration of a vowel sound

Ancestry of “iloczas”, step by step

iloczas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish czas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishczastime; period; tense
2Old Polishczastime; period
3Proto-Slavic*čàsъtime

via Polish ile

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 *čàsъ →Every word from Old Polish czas →Every word from Polish czas →