Where does “лесокатка” come from?

лесокатка (Russian) comes from Russian кати́ть, from Old East Slavic катити, from Proto-Slavic kotiti, from Proto-Slavic kotъ, from Proto-Germanic kattuz, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.

лесокатка (Russian): log-roller

Definitions

  1. log-roller

Ancestry of “лесокатка”, step by step

лесокатка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian кати́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкати́тьto roll
2Old East Slavicкатити
3Proto-Slavickotitito tumble, to roll, to crumble; to leap, to...
4Proto-Slavickotъcat; tomcat, male cat
5Proto-Germanickattuzcat
6Latincattusa cat
7Latincattaa cat

via Russian лес

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлесforest, woods; lumber, timber; леса́ scaffolding,...
2Old East Slavicлѣсъforest
3Proto-Slaviclěsъforest, woods
Every word from Latin cattaEvery word from Latin cattusEvery word from Proto-Germanic kattuz
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