Where does “kott” come from?

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

kott (Estonian): bag; sack; pocket

Definitions

  1. bag; sack; pocket

Ancestry of “kott”, step by step

kott traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian кот

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкотtomcat
2Old East Slavicкотъcat
3Proto-Slavickǫtъcorner
4Latincattusa cat
5Latincattaa cat

via Old French curt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchcurtAlternative form of cort
2Latincurtusshortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

via Proto-Germanic kuddô

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickuddôbag; pod; sack; purse
2Proto-Indo-Europeangewt-sack; pouch; pouch, sack
3Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “kott”

Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ →