Where does “ka(t)s” come from?

ka(t)s (Votic) comes from Votic kattsoa, from Proto-Finnic kaccodak, from Proto-Germanic gātijaną.

Ancestry of “ka(t)s”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Votickattsoato look
2Proto-Finnickaccodakto look
3Proto-Germanicgātijaną—

Words derived from “ka(t)s”

Every word from Proto-Germanic gātijaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaccodak →Every word from Votic kattsoa →