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Where does “ватный” come from?

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

ватный (Russian): cotton wool, batting; wadded, quilted; powerless

Definitions

  1. cotton wool, batting; wadded, quilted; powerless

Ancestry of “ватный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianва́таcotton wool; wadding
2GermanWattecotton wool
3Dutchwattencotton wool
4Frenchouatecotton wool; first-person singular present...
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