Where does “kittsi” come from?

kittsi (Votic) comes from Estonian kits, from German kitz, from Middle High German kiz, from Old High German kizzī, from Proto-Germanic kittīną, from Proto-Indo-European gidʰ- — kid, goatling, little goat.

kittsi (Votic): goat

Definitions

  1. goat

Ancestry of “kittsi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankitsgoat; roe deer; snitch
2Germankitzfawn (a baby deer, goat, chamois or ibex)
3Middle High Germankiz—
4Old High Germankizzī—
5Proto-Germanickittīnąthe young of an animal; fawn; kid; whelp
6Proto-Indo-Europeangidʰ-kid, goatling, little goat

Words derived from “kittsi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gidʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kittīną →Every word from Old High German kizzī →