Where does “готов” come from?

готов (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic gotovъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gatawas, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂- — to step.

готов (Bulgarian): ready, prepared

Definitions

  1. ready, prepared

Ancestry of “готов”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgotovъready
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*gatawas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₂-to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gatawas →Every word from Proto-Slavic gotovъ →