Where does “trójkąt” come from?
trójkąt (Polish) comes from Polish kąt, from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.
trójkąt (Polish): triangle; rack
Ancestry of “trójkąt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | kąt | corner; angle |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | kǫtъ | corner |
| 3 | Latin | cattus | a cat |
| 4 | Latin | catta | a cat |