Where does “potkan” come from?

potkan (Czech) comes from Hungarian patkány, from Italian pantegana, from Latin ([[mūs]]) [[ponticus]].

potkan (Czech): Norway rat, brown rat

Definitions

  1. Norway rat, brown rat

Ancestry of “potkan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianpatkányrat
2Italianpanteganasewer rat
3Latin([[mūs]]) [[ponticus]]

Words derived from “potkan

Every word from Latin ([[mūs]]) [[ponticus]]Every word from Italian panteganaEvery word from Hungarian patkány