Where does “pięciokątny” come from?

pięciokątny (Polish) comes from Polish pięciokąt, 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-.

pięciokątny (Polish): pentagonal; five-sided

Definitions

  1. pentagonal; five-sided

Ancestry of “pięciokątny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpięciokątpentagon
2Polishpięćfive
3Old Polishpiecoven; furnace
4Proto-Slavic*pȅťь—
5Proto-Balto-Slavicpektisoven
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷ-tis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pékʷ-tis →
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