Where does “kilekott” come from?

kilekott (Estonian) comes from Estonian kott, from Russian кот, from Old East Slavic котъ, from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.

kilekott (Estonian): plastic bag

Definitions

  1. plastic bag

Ancestry of “kilekott”, step by step

kilekott traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian kott

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankottbag; sack; pocket
2Russianкотtomcat
3Old East Slavicкотъcat
4Proto-Slavickǫtъcorner
5Latincattusa cat
6Latincattaa cat

via Estonian kile

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankilefilm, skin
2Estonian-eDerives nouns from verbs; Derives adjectives
3Proto-Finnic-ekForms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...
4Proto-Uralic-ekForms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...
Every word from Latin cattaEvery word from Latin cattusEvery word from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ
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