Where does “munandikott” come from?

munandikott (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.

munandikott (Estonian): scrotum

Definitions

  1. scrotum

Ancestry of “munandikott”, step by step

munandikott 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 munand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianmunandtesticle
2Estonianmunaegg; balls, testicles
3Proto-Finnicmunaegg
4Proto-Uralicmüŋärear, beyond; space behind something
Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ →