Where does “kuskaq” come from?

kuskaq (Alutiiq) comes from Russian ко́шка, from Old Church Slavonic ко́шька, from Proto-Slavic *kòťьka, from Proto-Slavic *kòťь, from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.

kuskaq (Alutiiq): cat

Definitions

  1. cat

Ancestry of “kuskaq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianко́шкаcat
2Old Church Slavonicко́шька—
3Proto-Slavic*kòťьkafemale cat
4Proto-Slavic*kòťьcat
5Proto-Slavickǫtъcorner
6Latincattusa cat
7Latincattaa cat
Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ →