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Where does “вата” come from?

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

вата (Russian): cotton wool; wadding

Definitions

  1. cotton wool; wadding

Ancestry of “вата”, step by step

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

Words derived from “вата”

  • ватник
  • ватный
Every word from French ouate →