Where does “pięciościan” come from?

pięciościan (Polish) comes from Polish pięć, from Old Polish piec, from Proto-Slavic *pȅťь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pektis, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷ-tis, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.

pięciościan (Polish): pentahedron

Definitions

  1. pentahedron

Ancestry of “pięciościan”, step by step

pięciościan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish pięć

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpięćfive
2Old Polishpiecoven; furnace
3Proto-Slavic*pȅťь—
4Proto-Balto-Slavicpektisoven
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷ-tis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—

via Polish ściana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishścianawall
2Proto-Slavic*stěnàconglomeration (of stones)

Words derived from “pięciościan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pékʷ-tis →