Where does “cutăi” come from?

cutăi (Romanian) comes from Hungarian kutatni, from Hungarian kutat, from Hungarian kút, from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.

cutăi (Romanian): to rummage

Definitions

  1. to rummage

Ancestry of “cutăi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankutatniinfinitive of kutat
2Hungariankutatto investigate; to seek, to search for;...
3Hungariankútwell; pump, fountain; filling station
4Proto-Slavickǫtъcorner
5Latincattusa cat
6Latincattaa cat
Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ →