Where does “stonoga” come from?

stonoga (Polish) comes from Polish sto, from Old Polish sto, from Proto-Slavic sъto, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śímta, from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.

stonoga (Polish): woodlouse belonging to the genus Oniscus

Definitions

  1. woodlouse belonging to the genus Oniscus

Ancestry of “stonoga”, step by step

stonoga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish sto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishstoone hundred
2Old Polishstohundred
3Proto-Slavicsъtohundred
4Proto-Balto-Slavicśímtahundred
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱm̥tómhundred
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten

via Polish noga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishnogaleg
2Old Polishnogaleg; foot
3Proto-Slavicnogàfoot, leg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śímta →