Where does “kilkadziesiąt” come from?
kilkadziesiąt (Polish) comes from Polish kilka, from Old Polish kilko, from Proto-Slavic koliko, from Proto-Slavic kolikъ — how big.
kilkadziesiąt (Polish): a few tens, an unspecified number seemingly...
Definitions
- a few tens, an unspecified number seemingly...
Ancestry of “kilkadziesiąt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | kilka | more than two but less than ten ; several; few;... |
| 2 | Old Polish | kilko | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | koliko | how much, how many; neuter of *kolikъ |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | kolikъ | how big |