Where does “kilkanaście” come from?
kilkanaście (Polish) comes from Polish kilka, from Old Polish kilko, from Proto-Slavic koliko, from Proto-Slavic kolikъ — how big.
kilkanaście (Polish): a number between eleven and nineteen; umpteen
Definitions
- a number between eleven and nineteen; umpteen
Ancestry of “kilkanaście”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 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 |