Where does “katański” come from?

katański (Polish) comes from Polish Katania, from Italian Catania, from Sicel katane, from Proto-Indo-European ḱh₃tós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₃- — to sharpen, whet; sharpen.

katański (Polish): Catania; Catanian

Definitions

  1. Catania; Catanian

Ancestry of “katański”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishKatania—
2ItalianCatania—
3Sicelkatanegrater, flaying knife, skinning place; crude tool...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱh₃tóssharpened
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₃-to sharpen, whet; sharpen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱh₃tós →Every word from Sicel katane →