Where does “stuczterdziestoletni” come from?

stuczterdziestoletni (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.

stuczterdziestoletni (Polish): one-hundred-forty-year-old, one-hundred-forty-year-long

Definitions

  1. one-hundred-forty-year-old, one-hundred-forty-year-long

Ancestry of “stuczterdziestoletni”, step by step

stuczterdziestoletni traces back through 3 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 letni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishletnisummer, summery, estival
2Polishlatosummer
3Proto-Slaviclětosummer; year
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁tóm

via Polish czterysta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishczterystafour hundred
2Old Polishczterystafour hundred
3Proto-Slavic*četyre sъta
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tómEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śímta
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