Where does “Kotarac” come from?

Kotarac (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian kȍtār, from Proto-Slavic *kotarъ, from Proto-Slavic kotiti, from Proto-Slavic kotъ, from Proto-Germanic kattuz, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.

Ancestry of “Kotarac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankȍtārcounty, district
2Proto-Slavic*kotarъ—
3Proto-Slavickotitito tumble, to roll, to crumble; to leap, to...
4Proto-Slavickotъcat; tomcat, male cat
5Proto-Germanickattuzcat
6Latincattusa cat
7Latincattaa cat
Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Proto-Germanic kattuz →