Where does “pięciobój” come from?

pięciobój (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-.

pięciobój (Polish): pentathlon

Definitions

  1. pentathlon

Ancestry of “pięciobój”, step by step

pięciobój 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 bój

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbójfight, combat, fray; second-person singular...
2Proto-Slavicbojьbattle, fight
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰoyh₂ós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pékʷ-tis →