Where does “solkatt” come from?

solkatt (Swedish) comes from Swedish katt, from Old Swedish katter, from Old Norse kǫttr, from Proto-Germanic kattuz, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.

solkatt (Swedish): solar reflection

Definitions

solar reflection

Ancestry of “solkatt”, step by step

solkatt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish katt

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	katt	cat
2	Old Swedish	katter	cat
3	Old Norse	kǫttr	cat
4	Proto-Germanic	kattuz	cat
5	Latin	cattus	a cat
6	Latin	catta	a cat

via Swedish söl

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	söl	lingering, sluttery, gluttony
2	Old Swedish	sōl	sun
3	Old Norse	sól	sun
4	Proto-Germanic	*sōl	—

Every word from Latin catta →