Where does “кантон” come from?

кантон (Ukrainian) comes from French Canton, from Middle French canton, from Old French canton, from Old Occitan canton — corner; canton.

кантон (Ukrainian): canton administrative divsion

Definitions

  1. canton administrative divsion

Ancestry of “кантон”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchCantoncanton of Switzerland, France, Luxembourg or Bosnia-Herzegovina
2Middle Frenchcanton—
3Old Frenchcantoncorner
4Old Occitancantoncorner; canton
Every word from Old Occitan canton →Every word from Old French canton →Every word from Middle French canton →