Proto-Turkic: *KAt (?)
Meaning: a fabulous animal, unicorn
Russian meaning: сказочное животное, единорог
Old Turkic: qat (OUygh.: Chin.-Uygh. Dict.)
Middle Turkic: (Xwar.) qat (Oghuz-nama) Comments: VEWT 241, TMN 4, 393, EDT 593. Somewhat dubious: the word may represent a rendering of Sanskr. khaḍga 'rhinoceros' (through Tokharian?); cf. OUygh. ktki 'id.'. turcet-prnum,turcet-meaning,turcet-rusmean,turcet-atu,turcet-chg,turcet-reference,