Where does “sześcionóg” come from?

sześcionóg (Polish) comes from Polish noga, from Old Polish noga, from Proto-Slavic nogà, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.

sześcionóg (Polish): an arthropod belonging to the subphylum Hexapoda

Definitions

  1. an arthropod belonging to the subphylum Hexapoda

Ancestry of “sześcionóg”, step by step

sześcionóg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish noga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishnogaleg
2Old Polishnogaleg; foot
3Proto-Slavicnogàfoot, leg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail

via Polish sześć

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishsześćsix
2Proto-Slavic*šȅstьsix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic nogà →Every word from Old Polish noga →