Where does “kočičák” come from?
kočičák (Czech) comes from Czech kočičí, from Old Czech koččí, from Old Czech -í, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
kočičák (Czech): tomcat, male cat
Definitions
- tomcat, male cat
Ancestry of “kočičák”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | kočičí | cat, cat's, feline |
| 2 | Old Czech | koččí | cat, cat's, feline |
| 3 | Old Czech | -í | forming attributive adjectives from nouns, especially animals |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -jь | Adjectival inherited from the Caland roots,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yós | that, who, which |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | wiša | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wišás | poison, venom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wisós | fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;... |