Where does “sześciokąt” come from?

sześciokąt (Polish) comes from Polish kąt, from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.

sześciokąt (Polish): hexagon

Definitions

  1. hexagon

Ancestry of “sześciokąt”, step by step

sześciokąt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish kąt

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

via Polish sześć

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishsześćsix
2Proto-Slavic*šȅstьsix

Words derived from “sześciokąt”

Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ →