Where does “кит” come from?

кит (Kazakh) comes from Russian кит, from Old Church Slavonic китъ, from Ancient Greek κῆτος — whale, sea monster; abyss.

кит (Kazakh): whale

Definitions

  1. whale

Ancestry of “кит”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкитwhale; genitive plural of ки́та
2Old Church Slavonicкитъwhale
3Ancient Greekκῆτοςwhale, sea monster; abyss
Every word from Ancient Greek κῆτος →Every word from Old Church Slavonic китъ →Every word from Russian кит →