Where does “kit” come from?
kit (Crimean Tatar) comes from Russian кит, from Old Church Slavonic китъ, from Ancient Greek κῆτος — whale, sea monster; abyss.
kit (Crimean Tatar): whale
Ancestry of “kit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | кит | whale; genitive plural of ки́та |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | китъ | whale |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κῆτος | whale, sea monster; abyss |