Where does “szesnastolecie” come from?
szesnastolecie (Polish) comes from Polish łat, from Latvian lats, from Latvian Latvija, from Latvian latvis, from Latvian latuvis, from Latvian Latuva.
szesnastolecie (Polish): sixteen-year-long period
Definitions
- sixteen-year-long period
Ancestry of “szesnastolecie”, step by step
szesnastolecie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish łat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | łat | lat |
| 2 | Latvian | lats | lats monetary unit of Latvia between 1922 and 1940, and again between 1993 and 2013; replaced by the Euro on Jan. 1st, 2014 |
| 3 | Latvian | Latvija | Latvia |
| 4 | Latvian | latvis | a Latvian, a Lett; a member of the Latvian... |
| 5 | Latvian | latuvis | — |
| 6 | Latvian | Latuva | — |
via Polish szesnaście
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | szesnaście | sixteen |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | *šestь na desęte | — |