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Where does “sześcian” come from?

sześcian (Polish) comes from Polish ścian, from Polish ściana, from Proto-Slavic *stěnà.

sześcian (Polish): cube

Definitions

  1. cube

Ancestry of “sześcian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishściangenitive plural of ściana
2Polishścianawall
3Proto-Slavic*stěnà—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *stěnà →