Where does “kot” come from?
kot (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.
kot (Slovene): as, like; angle; corner
Ancestry of “kot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | kǫtъ | corner |
| 2 | Latin | cattus | a cat |
| 3 | Latin | catta | a cat |