Where does “kaczan” come from?

kaczan (Polish) comes from Ukrainian кача́н, from Proto-Slavic kočanъ — cob?.

kaczan (Polish): cob; cabbage stump

Definitions

  1. cob; cabbage stump

Ancestry of “kaczan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianкача́нcabbage head
2Proto-Slavickočanъcob?
Every word from Proto-Slavic kočanъ →Every word from Ukrainian кача́н →
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