Where does “xot” come from?

xot (Catalan) comes from French chott, from Arabic شَطّ.

xot (Catalan): a scops owl (owl of the genus Otus), especially the Eurasian scops owl (Otus scops)

Definitions

  1. a scops owl (owl of the genus Otus), especially the Eurasian scops owl (Otus scops)

Ancestry of “xot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchottchott
2Arabicشَطّ—
Every word from Arabic شَطّ →Every word from French chott →