Where does “котка” come from?

котка (Bulgarian) 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.

котка (Bulgarian): cat, feline usually a female one

Definitions

  1. cat, feline usually a female one

Ancestry of “котка”, step by step

котка traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian ко́шка

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianко́шкаcat
2Old Church Slavonicко́шька—
3Proto-Slavic*kòťьkafemale cat
4Proto-Slavic*kòťьcat
5Proto-Slavickǫtъcorner
6Latincattusa cat
7Latincattaa cat

via Bulgarian котва

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianкотваanchor
2Old Church Slavonicкотва—

via Bulgarian кот

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianкотtomcat male cat
Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ →