Where does “прямокутник” come from?

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

прямокутник (Ukrainian): rectangle

Definitions

  1. rectangle

Ancestry of “прямокутник”, step by step

прямокутник 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 →