Where does “közkút” come from?

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

közkút (Hungarian): public drinking fountain

Definitions

  1. public drinking fountain

Ancestry of “közkút”, step by step

közkút traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kút

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

via Hungarian köz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianköz"a gap in space or time between two other parts";...
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*küti—

Words derived from “közkút”

Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ →