Where does “pięciogwiazdkowy” come from?

pięciogwiazdkowy (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-.

pięciogwiazdkowy (Polish): five-star; awarded five stars out of five, therefore – of best quality

Definitions

  1. five-star; awarded five stars out of five, therefore – of best quality

Ancestry of “pięciogwiazdkowy”, step by step

pięciogwiazdkowy 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 gwiazdka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishgwiazdkaasterisk
2Polish-kafeminine noun suffix; diminutive noun suffix;...
3Old Polish-kafeminine noun suffix
4Proto-Slavic-ъkaDenominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,...
5Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pékʷ-tis →