Where does “котёночек” come from?

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

Ancestry of “котёночек”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкотёнокkitten
2Russianкотtomcat
3Old East Slavicкотъcat
4Proto-Slavickǫtъcorner
5Latincattusa cat
6Latincattaa cat
Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ →