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

Definitions

  1. rectangle

Ancestry of “prostokąt”, step by step

prostokąt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish prosty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishprostystraight; simple, easy; unsophisticated,...
2Old Polishprostystraight
3Proto-Slavicprostъsimple, straight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-sth₂o-—

via Polish kąt

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

Words derived from “prostokąt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pro-sth₂o- →Every word from Proto-Slavic prostъ →Every word from Old Polish prosty →