Where does “qat” come from?

qat (Northern Kurdish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قات, from Proto-Turkic Kat — berry.

qat (Northern Kurdish): floor (storey/story)

Definitions

  1. floor (storey/story)

Ancestry of “qat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقاتcoat, layer, a single thickness of some material covering a surface
2Proto-TurkicKatberry
Every word from Proto-Turkic Kat →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قات →