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Where does “kout” come from?

kout (Czech) comes from Hungarian kút, from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.

kout (Czech): corner; to forge; to hammer

Definitions

  1. corner; to forge; to hammer

Ancestry of “kout”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankútwell; pump, fountain; filling station
2Proto-Slavickǫtъcorner
3Latincattusa cat
4Latincattaa cat

Words derived from “kout”

  • koutek
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