Where does “iloczyn” come from?

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

iloczyn (Polish): product

Definitions

  1. product

Ancestry of “iloczyn”, step by step

iloczyn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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—

via Polish czyn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishczynact, deed
2Proto-Slavic*čȋnъdignity
Every word from Proto-Slavic *jelě →Every word from Old Polish ile →Every word from Polish ile →