Where does “pokątny” come from?

pokątny (Polish) comes from Polish PO, from Polish woli, from Polish wół, from Proto-Slavic volъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic walas.

pokątny (Polish): clandestine, secret

Definitions

  1. clandestine, secret

Ancestry of “pokątny”, step by step

pokątny traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish PO

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishPOafter
2PolishwoliOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of an ox;...
3Polishwółox, steer
4Proto-Slavicvolъox
5Proto-Balto-Slavicwalas

via Polish kąt

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

Words derived from “pokątny

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic walasEvery word from Proto-Slavic volъEvery word from Polish wół
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