Where does “kot” come from?

kot (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic kotъ, from Proto-Germanic kattuz, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.

kot (Polish): cat, tomcat; dust bunny; rookie

Definitions

  1. cat, tomcat; dust bunny; rookie

Ancestry of “kot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickotъcat; tomcat, male cat
2Proto-Germanickattuzcat
3Latincattusa cat
4Latincattaa cat
Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Proto-Germanic kattuz →