Where does “кат” come from?

кат (Bulgarian) comes from Ottoman Turkish قات, from Proto-Turkic Kat — berry.

кат (Bulgarian): storey, floor; layer, thickness, fold, ply; a set...

Definitions

  1. storey, floor; layer, thickness, fold, ply; a set...

Ancestry of “кат”, step by step

кат traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish قات

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقاتcoat, layer, a single thickness of some material covering a surface
2Proto-TurkicKatberry

via Proto-Slavic katъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickatъexecutioner

Words derived from “кат”

Every word from Proto-Turkic Kat →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قات →