Where does “kotit” come from?

kotit (Czech) comes from Old Czech kotiti, from Proto-Slavic kotiti, from Proto-Slavic kotъ, from Proto-Germanic kattuz, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.

kotit (Czech): to fell

Definitions

  1. to fell

Ancestry of “kotit”, step by step

kotit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Czech kotiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechkotitito roll
2Proto-Slavickotitito tumble, to roll, to crumble; to leap, to...
3Proto-Slavickotъcat; tomcat, male cat
4Proto-Germanickattuzcat
5Latincattusa cat
6Latincattaa cat

via Czech kotě

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkotěkitten
2Old Czechkotěkitten
3Proto-Slavic*kotękitten
Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Proto-Germanic kattuz →