Where does “wapń” come from?

wapń (Polish) comes from Polish wapień, from Polish -eń, from Ancient Greek -ηνός, from Ancient Greek -νός, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

wapń (Polish): calcium

Definitions

  1. calcium

Ancestry of “wapń”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwapieńlimestone
2Polish-eńforms masculine nouns, predominantly agents
3Ancient Greek-ηνός-ian, -ese
4Ancient Greek-νόςAlternative form of -νος
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “wapń”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek -ηνός →Every word from Polish -eń →