Where does “wieloczłonowy” come from?

wieloczłonowy (Polish) comes from Polish wiele, from Old Polish wiele, from Proto-Slavic *veľь — great.

wieloczłonowy (Polish): multipart, multisectional

Definitions

  1. multipart, multisectional

Ancestry of “wieloczłonowy”, step by step

wieloczłonowy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish wiele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwielemany, much, a lot
2Old Polishwielemany, much
3Proto-Slavic*veľьgreat

via Polish człon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishczłonsegment, part
2Polishczłonekmember; limb
3Proto-Slavic*čelnъkъ—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *veľь →Every word from Old Polish wiele →Every word from Polish wiele →