Etymology Explorer › Crimean Tatar

Where does “kayuta” come from?

kayuta (Crimean Tatar) comes from Russian каю́та, from German kajüte, from Middle Low German kajüte, from Middle Dutch kayhute.

kayuta (Crimean Tatar): cabin, room

Definitions

  1. cabin, room

Ancestry of “kayuta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкаю́та—
2Germankajüte—
3Middle Low Germankajüte—
4Middle Dutchkayhute—
Every word from Middle Dutch kayhute →