Where does “sześcian” come from?

sześcian (Polish) comes from Polish ścian, from Polish ściana, from Proto-Slavic *stěnà — conglomeration (of stones).

sześcian (Polish): cube

Definitions

  1. cube

Ancestry of “sześcian”, step by step

sześcian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish ścian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishściangenitive plural of ściana
2Polishścianawall
3Proto-Slavic*stěnàconglomeration (of stones)

via Polish sześć

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishsześćsix
2Proto-Slavic*šȅstьsix

Words derived from “sześcian”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *stěnà →Every word from Polish ściana →Every word from Polish ścian →