Where does “sześciościan” come from?

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

sześciościan (Polish): hexahedron

Definitions

  1. hexahedron

Ancestry of “sześciościan”, step by step

sześciościan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish ściana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishścianawall
2Proto-Slavic*stěnàconglomeration (of stones)

via Polish sześć

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishsześćsix
2Proto-Slavic*šȅstьsix
Every word from Proto-Slavic *stěnà →Every word from Polish ściana →