Where does “прямокутний” come from?

прямокутний (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian ку́т, from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.

прямокутний (Ukrainian): right-angled, orthogonal

Definitions

  1. right-angled, orthogonal

Ancestry of “прямокутний”, step by step

прямокутний traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian ку́т

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianку́тcorner
2Proto-Slavickǫtъcorner
3Latincattusa cat
4Latincattaa cat

via Ukrainian прями́й

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianпрями́йright, direct, straight
Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ →