Where does “seljakotirändur” come from?

seljakotirändur (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.

seljakotirändur (Estonian): backpacker

Definitions

  1. backpacker

Ancestry of “seljakotirändur”, step by step

seljakotirändur traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian kott

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

via Estonian selg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianselgback; back, backside
2Proto-Finnicselkäback; ridge
3Proto-Finno-Permicśelkä—

via Estonian rändur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianrändurtraveller, wanderer
2Estonian-ur—
Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ →