Where does “wielokropek” come from?

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

wielokropek (Polish): ellipsis

Definitions

  1. ellipsis

Ancestry of “wielokropek”, step by step

wielokropek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish wiele

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

via Polish kropka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkropkadot
Every word from Proto-Slavic *veľь →Every word from Old Polish wiele →Every word from Polish wiele →