Where does “wielokąt” come from?

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

wielokąt (Polish): polygon, plane figure bounded by straight edges

Definitions

  1. polygon, plane figure bounded by straight edges

Ancestry of “wielokąt”, step by step

wielokąt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish kąt

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

via Polish wiele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwielemany, much, a lot
2Old Polishwielemany, much
3Proto-Slavic*veľьgreat
Every word from Latin catta →