Where does “prostokąt” come from?
prostokąt (Polish) comes from Polish prosty, from Old Polish prosty, from Proto-Slavic prostъ, from Proto-Indo-European pro-sth₂o-.
prostokąt (Polish): rectangle
Ancestry of “prostokąt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | prosty | straight; simple, easy; unsophisticated,... |
| 2 | Old Polish | prosty | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | prostъ | simple, straight |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-sth₂o- | — |