Where does “ва́та” come from?

ва́та (Russian) comes from German Watte, from Dutch watten, from French ouate — cotton wool; first-person singular present...

ва́та (Russian): cotton wool; wadding

Definitions

  1. cotton wool; wadding

Ancestry of “ва́та”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWattecotton wool
2Dutchwattencotton wool
3Frenchouatecotton wool; first-person singular present...

Words derived from “ва́та”

Every word from French ouate →Every word from Dutch watten →Every word from German Watte →