Where does “wielobok” come from?

wielobok (Polish) comes from Polish bok, from Old Polish bok, from Proto-Slavic bokъ — side.

wielobok (Polish): polygon

Definitions

  1. polygon

Ancestry of “wielobok”, step by step

wielobok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish bok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbokside
2Old Polishbokside, flank
3Proto-Slavicbokъside

via Polish wiele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwielemany, much, a lot
2Old Polishwielemany, much
3Proto-Slavic*veľьgreat
Every word from Proto-Slavic bokъEvery word from Old Polish bokEvery word from Polish bok