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Where does “kilka” come from?

kilka (Polish) comes from Old Polish kilko, from Proto-Slavic koliko, from Proto-Slavic kolikъ — how big.

kilka (Polish): more than two but less than ten ; several; few;...

Definitions

  1. more than two but less than ten ; several; few;...

Ancestry of “kilka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishkilko—
2Proto-Slavickolikohow much, how many; neuter of *kolikъ
3Proto-Slavickolikъhow big

Words derived from “kilka”

  • kilkaset
  • kilkakroć
  • kilkanaście
  • kilkadziesiąt
Every word from Proto-Slavic kolikъ →