Where does “котёнок” come from?
котёнок (Russian) comes from Russian кот, from Old East Slavic котъ, from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.
котёнок (Russian): kitten
Ancestry of “котёнок”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | кот | tomcat |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | котъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | kǫtъ | corner |
| 4 | Latin | cattus | a cat |
| 5 | Latin | catta | a cat |