Where does “patka” come from?

patka (Polish) comes from French patté, from Old French pade, from Vulgar Latin patta, from Frankish patta, from Proto-Germanic pat-.

patka (Polish): flap

Definitions

  1. flap

Ancestry of “patka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchpattéNarrow at the inner end, and very broad at the...
2Old Frenchpadefoot; paw
3Vulgar Latinpattapaw, foot
4Frankishpattapaw, sole of the foot
5Proto-Germanicpat-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic pat- →