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Where does “укати́ть” come from?

укати́ть (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.

Ancestry of “укати́ть”, step by step

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

Words derived from “укати́ть”

  • укатывать
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