Where does “kassipoeg” come from?

kassipoeg (Estonian) comes from Estonian kass, from Russian ко́шка, from Old Church Slavonic ко́шька, from Proto-Slavic *kòťьka, from Proto-Slavic *kòťь, from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.

kassipoeg (Estonian): kitten

Definitions

  1. kitten

Ancestry of “kassipoeg”, step by step

kassipoeg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian kass

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankasscat
2Russianко́шкаcat
3Old Church Slavonicко́шька—
4Proto-Slavic*kòťьkafemale cat
5Proto-Slavic*kòťьcat
6Proto-Slavickǫtъcorner
7Latincattusa cat
8Latincattaa cat

via Estonian poeg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianpoegson; offspring
2Proto-Finnicpoikason; boy
3Proto-Uralicpojkaboy; son
Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ →