Where does “CD” come from?

CD (Polish) comes from English CD, from Russian -шка.

CD (Polish): CD, compact disc

Definitions

  1. CD, compact disc

Ancestry of “CD”, step by step

CD traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English CD

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCDThe corps diplomatique, or diplomatic corps of a...
2Russian-шка—

via French CD

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchCDCD (compact disk)
Every word from Russian -шка →Every word from English CD →