Where does “szerokość” come from?

szerokość (Polish) comes from Polish szeroki, from Old Polish szyroki, from Proto-Slavic *širòkъ, from Proto-Slavic *širь — expanse, stretch, extent.

szerokość (Polish): width, breadth

Definitions

  1. width, breadth

Ancestry of “szerokość”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishszerokiwide
2Old Polishszyrokiwide, broad
3Proto-Slavic*širòkъwide
4Proto-Slavic*širьexpanse, stretch, extent
Every word from Proto-Slavic *širь →Every word from Proto-Slavic *širòkъ →Every word from Old Polish szyroki →