Where does “tysiącokąt” come from?

tysiącokąt (Polish) comes from Polish tysiąc, from Proto-Slavic tỳsǫti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tūˀsantis, from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

tysiącokąt (Polish): chiliagon

Definitions

  1. chiliagon

Ancestry of “tysiącokąt”, step by step

tysiącokąt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish tysiąc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtysiącthousand; tysiąc
2Proto-Slavictỳsǫtithousand
3Proto-Balto-Slavictūˀsantisthousand
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantuHsont-thousand
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via Polish kąt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkątcorner; angle
2Proto-Slavickǫtъcorner
3Latincattusa cat
4Latincattaa cat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tūˀsantis →