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Where does “kaz” come from?

kaz (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German kazza, from Old High German katta, from Proto-Celtic kattā, from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ, from Latin catta, from Latin cattus — a cat.

Ancestry of “kaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankazza—
2Old High Germankatta—
3Proto-Celtickattācat
4Proto-Germanic*kattǭ—
5Latincattaa cat
6Latincattusa cat
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