Where does “хут” come from?

хут (Chuvash) comes from Arabic خَطّ — writing; script; handwriting; written character.

хут (Chuvash): paper

Definitions

  1. paper

Ancestry of “хут”, step by step

хут traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic خَطّ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicخَطّwriting; script; handwriting; written character

via Proto-Turkic Kat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-TurkicKatberry
Every word from Arabic خَطّ