Etymology Explorer › Old East Slavic

Where does “котъ” come from?

котъ (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.

Ancestry of “котъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickǫtъcorner
2Latincattusa cat
3Latincattaa cat

Words derived from “котъ”

  • кіт
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