Where does “котище” come from?

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

Ancestry of “котище”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкотtomcat
2Old East Slavicкотъcat
3Proto-Slavickǫtъcorner
4Latincattusa cat
5Latincattaa cat
Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ →