Where does “hunkat” come from?

hunkat (Danish) comes from Danish kat, from Old Norse kǫttr, from Proto-Germanic kattuz, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.

hunkat (Danish): she-cat

Definitions

  1. she-cat

Ancestry of “hunkat”, step by step

hunkat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish kat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkatcat; khat
2Old Norsekǫttrcat
3Proto-Germanickattuzcat
4Latincattusa cat
5Latincattaa cat

via Danish hun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhunshe; female, she
2Old Norsehónshe
3Proto-Norseᚺᚨᚾᚢ—
4Proto-Germanicainazone; some
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Proto-Germanic kattuz →