Where does “kóčka” come from?

kóčka (Upper Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic *kòťьka, from Proto-Slavic *kòťь, from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.

kóčka (Upper Sorbian): cat

Definitions

  1. cat

Ancestry of “kóčka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*kòťьkafemale cat
2Proto-Slavic*kòťьcat
3Proto-Slavickǫtъcorner
4Latincattusa cat
5Latincattaa cat
Every word from Latin cattaEvery word from Latin cattusEvery word from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ