Where does “szesnastolatek” come from?

szesnastolatek (Polish) comes from Polish lato, from Proto-Slavic lěto, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁tóm.

szesnastolatek (Polish): sixteen-year-old

Definitions

  1. sixteen-year-old

Ancestry of “szesnastolatek”, step by step

szesnastolatek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish lato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishlatosummer
2Proto-Slaviclětosummer; year
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁tóm—

via Polish szesnaście

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishszesnaściesixteen
2Proto-Slavic*šestь na desęte—

Words derived from “szesnastolatek”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁tóm →Every word from Proto-Slavic lěto →Every word from Polish lato →