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

  1. common genet (Genetta genetta)

Ancestry of “kleinkolmuskeljaatkat”, step by step

kleinkolmuskeljaatkat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Afrikaans muskeljaatkat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansmuskeljaatkatgenet (member of Genetta)
2Afrikaanskatcat
3Dutchkatcat, pussy, "Felis silvestris catus"; female cat;...
4Middle Dutchcattecat
5Old Dutchkattacat
6Proto-Celtickattācat
7Proto-Germanic*kattǭfemale cat
8Latincattaa cat
9Latincattusa cat

via Afrikaans klein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaanskleinsmall, little
2Dutchkleinsmall, little; almost
3Middle Dutchcleinesmall; short; unimportant
4Old Dutchcleinismall
5Proto-West Germanic*klainīfine, small
6Proto-Germanicklainizshining, fine, splendid; tender, precious
7Proto-Indo-Europeang(e)lēi-gleaming
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Latin cattus
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