Where does “kleinkolmuskeljaatkat” come from?
kleinkolmuskeljaatkat (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans muskeljaatkat, from Afrikaans kat, from Dutch kat, from Middle Dutch catte, from Old Dutch katta, from Proto-Celtic kattā, from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ, from Latin catta — a cat.
kleinkolmuskeljaatkat (Afrikaans): common genet (Genetta genetta)
Definitions
- common genet (Genetta genetta)
Ancestry of “kleinkolmuskeljaatkat”, step by step
kleinkolmuskeljaatkat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans muskeljaatkat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | muskeljaatkat | genet (member of Genetta) |
| 2 | Afrikaans | kat | cat |
| 3 | Dutch | kat | cat, pussy, "Felis silvestris catus"; female cat;... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | catte | cat |
| 5 | Old Dutch | katta | cat |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | kattā | cat |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *kattǭ | female cat |
| 8 | Latin | catta | a cat |
| 9 | Latin | cattus | a cat |
via Afrikaans klein
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | klein | small, little |
| 2 | Dutch | klein | small, little; almost |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | cleine | small; short; unimportant |
| 4 | Old Dutch | cleini | small |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *klainī | fine, small |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | klainiz | shining, fine, splendid; tender, precious |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | g(e)lēi- | gleaming |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |