Where does “вата” come from?

вата (Ukrainian) comes from German Watte, from Dutch watten, from French ouate — cotton wool; first-person singular present...

вата (Ukrainian): absorbent cotton, cotton wool, wadding

Definitions

  1. absorbent cotton, cotton wool, wadding

Ancestry of “вата”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWattecotton wool
2Dutchwattencotton wool
3Frenchouatecotton wool; first-person singular present...

Words derived from “вата”

Every word from French ouate →Every word from Dutch watten →Every word from German Watte →