Where does “pięciojęzyczny” come from?

pięciojęzyczny (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-.

pięciojęzyczny (Polish): pentalingual

Definitions

  1. pentalingual

Ancestry of “pięciojęzyczny”, step by step

pięciojęzyczny 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 język

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishjęzyktongue; language; language, tongue
2Proto-Slavicęzykъtongue; language
3Proto-Balto-Slavicinźūˀ-kas—
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*inźūˀstongue
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*dinźūˀs—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandn̥ǵʰwéh₂stongue
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pékʷ-tis →