Where does “котячий” come from?

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

котячий (Ukrainian): cat, feline

Definitions

  1. cat, feline

Ancestry of “котячий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianкітtomcat
2Old East Slavicкотъcat
3Proto-Slavickǫtъcorner
4Latincattusa cat
5Latincattaa cat
Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ →