Where does “kat” come from?
kat (Czech) comes from Old Czech [[káti, from Proto-Slavic kàjati, from Proto-Indo-European kʷōy-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.
kat (Czech): executioner
Ancestry of “kat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Czech | [[káti | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | kàjati | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷōy- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷey- | to pay; to avenge |