katy (Karaim)

Where does "katy" come from?

The Karaim adjective 'katy', meaning 'solid, hard', descends directly from the Proto-Turkic reconstructed form '*kat-'[1].

Open questions

• The Proto-Turkic form '*kat-' is a reconstructed ancestor rather than a directly attested historical word. [1]

Full etymology tree

• katy (Karaim), 'solid, hard'
  • derived *kat- (Proto-Turkic)

Sources

1. katy (Karaim) - Wiktionary

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