Where does “шестидесятигранник” come from?

шестидесятигранник (Russian) comes from Russian шестьдесят, from Russian шесть, from Old East Slavic шесть, from Proto-Slavic šestь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic šéš, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

шестидесятигранник (Russian): hexecontahedron

Definitions

  1. hexecontahedron

Ancestry of “шестидесятигранник”, step by step

шестидесятигранник traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian шестьдесят

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianшестьдесятsixty (60)
2Russianшестьsix
3Old East Slavicшестьsix
4Proto-Slavicšestьsix
5Proto-Balto-Slavicšéšsix
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

via Russian грань

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianграньface; facet, side; border, verge, brink
2Old East Slavicгрань—
3Proto-Slavicgranьside, edge
4Proto-Slavic-nьDeverbative, creates nouns
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic šéš →Every word from Proto-Slavic šestь →