Where does “katti” come from?

katti (Finnish) comes from Swedish katt, from Old Swedish katter, from Old Norse kǫttr, from Proto-Germanic kattuz, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.

katti (Finnish): cat

Definitions

  1. cat

Ancestry of “katti”, step by step

katti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish katt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkattcat
2Old Swedishkattercat
3Old Norsekǫttrcat
4Proto-Germanickattuzcat
5Latincattusa cat
6Latincattaa cat

via Finnish katalysaattori

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatalysaattoricatalytic converter, catalyzer exhaust emission control device

Words derived from “katti

Every word from Latin cattaEvery word from Latin cattusEvery word from Proto-Germanic kattuz