Where does “wielogłosowy” come from?

wielogłosowy (Polish) comes from Polish głos, from Old Polish głos, from Proto-Slavic golsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic galsás, from Proto-Indo-European golsos, from Proto-Indo-European gal- — to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout.

wielogłosowy (Polish): multipart, polyphonic written for or played by many voices or instruments

Definitions

  1. multipart, polyphonic written for or played by many voices or instruments

Ancestry of “wielogłosowy”, step by step

wielogłosowy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish głos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishgłosvoice; vote, an individual's choice in an...
2Old Polishgłosvoice
3Proto-Slavicgolsъvoice
4Proto-Balto-Slavicgalsásvoice
5Proto-Indo-Europeangolsos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangal-to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout

via Polish wiele

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

Words derived from “wielogłosowy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gal- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European golsos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic galsás →