Where does “końcowy” come from?

końcowy (Polish) comes from Polish koniec, from Old Polish koniec, from Proto-Slavic konьcь, from Proto-Slavic konъ, from Proto-Slavic čęti — to begin.

końcowy (Polish): final, ultimate, terminal

Definitions

  1. final, ultimate, terminal

Ancestry of “końcowy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkoniecfinish, end
2Old Polishkoniecend
3Proto-Slavickonьcьend; thread, string
4Proto-Slavickonъbeginning; end
5Proto-Slavicčętito begin
Every word from Proto-Slavic čęti →Every word from Proto-Slavic konъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic konьcь →