Where does “kútház” come from?

kútház (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kút, from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.

kútház (Hungarian): wellhouse a small building that houses a well

Definitions

  1. wellhouse a small building that houses a well

Ancestry of “kútház”, step by step

kútház traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kút

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankútwell; pump, fountain; filling station
2Proto-Slavickǫtъcorner
3Latincattusa cat
4Latincattaa cat

via Hungarian ház

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianházhouse, building; home; the residents of a house...
Every word from Latin cattaEvery word from Latin cattusEvery word from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ