Where does “kilkudniowy” come from?
kilkudniowy (Polish) comes from Polish kilka, from Old Polish kilko, from Proto-Slavic koliko, from Proto-Slavic kolikъ — how big.
kilkudniowy (Polish): multiday
Ancestry of “kilkudniowy”, step by step
kilkudniowy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish kilka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | kilka | more than two but less than ten; several; few |
| 2 | Old Polish | kilko | more than two but less than ten; several; few |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | koliko | how much, how many; neuter of *kolikъ |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | kolikъ | how big |
via Polish dzień
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | dzień | day; daytime |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | dь̑nь | day |