AnotherPeter 1 | -
12 Apr 2019 / #1
How does "paragon" come to mean a "receipt" in Polish and Czech? Does in mean "receipt" in any other well-known languages?
Etymology of Paragon
delphiandomine 86 | 17823
13 Apr 2019 / #2
It's generally believed to have come from the Viennese company "Paragon", which produced standardised receipts for use in shops.
Nathans
15 Apr 2019 / #3
It may also be related to the Polish words "kwit" or "potwierdzenie."
related to the Polish words
What makes you think that?