Where does “piętnastolatek” come from?

piętnastolatek (Polish) comes from Polish lato, from Proto-Slavic lěto, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁tóm.

piętnastolatek (Polish): fifteen-year-old

Definitions

  1. fifteen-year-old

Ancestry of “piętnastolatek”, step by step

piętnastolatek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish lato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishlatosummer
2Proto-Slaviclětosummer; year
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁tóm—

via Polish piętnaście

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpiętnaściefifteen
2Old Polishpiętnaściefifteen
3Proto-Slavic*pętь na desęte—

Words derived from “piętnastolatek”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁tóm →Every word from Proto-Slavic lěto →Every word from Polish lato →