Where does “котик” come from?

котик (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian кіт, from Old East Slavic котъ, from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.

котик (Ukrainian): kitty, pussy, little male cat

Definitions

  1. kitty, pussy, little male cat

Ancestry of “котик”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianкітtomcat
2Old East Slavicкотъcat
3Proto-Slavickǫtъcorner
4Latincattusa cat
5Latincattaa cat

Words derived from “котик”

Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ →