Where does “кот” come from?

кот (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic котъ, from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.

кот (Russian): tomcat

Definitions

  1. tomcat

Ancestry of “кот”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicкотъcat
2Proto-Slavickǫtъcorner
3Latincattusa cat
4Latincattaa cat

Words derived from “кот”

Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ →
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