Where does “кіт” come from?

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

кіт (Ukrainian): tomcat

Definitions

  1. tomcat

Ancestry of “кіт”, step by step

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

Words derived from “кіт

Every word from Latin cattaEvery word from Latin cattusEvery word from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ