Where does “каю́та” come from?

каю́та (Russian) comes from German kajüte, from Middle Low German kajüte, from Middle Dutch kayhute.

каю́та (Russian): cabin

Definitions

  1. cabin

Ancestry of “каю́та”, step by step

каю́та traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German kajüte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankajütecabin, sleeping quarters (on a ship, barge, yacht, etc. for passengers and officers)
2Middle Low Germankajüte—
3Middle Dutchkayhute—

via Proto-Yupik *kǝvɣa-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Yupik*kǝvɣa-—
2Proto-Eskimo*kǝvɣa-—

via Dutch kajuit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkajuitcabin on a ship

Words derived from “каю́та”

Every word from Middle Dutch kayhute →Every word from Middle Low German kajüte →Every word from German kajüte →