Where does “kazhig” come from?

kazhig (Breton) comes from Breton kazh, from Proto-Brythonic kaθ, from Proto-Celtic kattā, from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ, from Latin catta, from Latin cattus — a cat.

kazhig (Breton): kitten

Definitions

  1. kitten

Ancestry of “kazhig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretonkazhcat, tomcat
2Proto-Brythonickaθcat
3Proto-Celtickattācat
4Proto-Germanic*kattǭfemale cat
5Latincattaa cat
6Latincattusa cat
Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ →