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Where does “kat” come from?

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

kat (Polish): corner; angle

Definitions

  1. corner; angle

Ancestry of “kat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickǫtъcorner
2Latincattusa cat
3Latincattaa cat
Every word from Latin catta →