Where does “корабельный кот” come from?
корабельный кот (Russian) comes from Russian кот, from Old East Slavic котъ, from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.
корабельный кот (Russian): ship's cat
Definitions
- ship's cat
Ancestry of “корабельный кот”, step by step
корабельный кот traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian кот
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | кот | tomcat |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | котъ | cat |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | kǫtъ | corner |
| 4 | Latin | cattus | a cat |
| 5 | Latin | catta | a cat |
via Russian корабе́льный
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | корабе́льный | ship; naval |
| 2 | Russian | -ный | -ish, -ic, -al, -ed |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | -ьнъ | ish, -ic, -al, -ed |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ьnъ | -ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives |