Where does “dziewięciokąt” come from?

dziewięciokąt (Polish) comes from Polish kąt, from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.

dziewięciokąt (Polish): nonagon

Definitions

  1. nonagon

Ancestry of “dziewięciokąt”, step by step

dziewięciokąt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish kąt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkątcorner; angle
2Proto-Slavickǫtъcorner
3Latincattusa cat
4Latincattaa cat

via Polish dziewięć

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdziewięćnine
2Proto-Slavicdevętьnine
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine
Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ →