Where does “ока́чивать” come from?

ока́чивать (Russian) comes from Russian окати́ть, 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.

ока́чивать (Russian): to douse

Definitions

  1. to douse

Ancestry of “ока́чивать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianокати́тьto douse
2Russianкати́тьto roll
3Old East Slavicкатити—
4Proto-Slavickotitito tumble, to roll, to crumble; to leap, to...
5Proto-Slavickotъcat; tomcat, male cat
6Proto-Germanickattuzcat
7Latincattusa cat
8Latincattaa cat
Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Proto-Germanic kattuz →