Where does “pięćdziesiąty” come from?

pięćdziesiąty (Polish) comes from Old Polish pięćdziesiąty, from Old Polish -y, from Proto-Slavic jь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic iś, from Old Polish ić, from Proto-Slavic jьti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti — to go.

pięćdziesiąty (Polish): fiftieth

Definitions

  1. fiftieth

Ancestry of “pięćdziesiąty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishpięćdziesiątyfiftieth
2Old Polish-yforms adjectives
3Proto-Slavicjьthis; he
4Proto-Balto-Slaviciśthis
5Old Polishićto go
6Proto-Slavicjьtito go
7Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei →