Where does “Gorki” come from?
Gorki (Finnish) comes from Russian го́рький, from Proto-Slavic gorьkъ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr.
Gorki (Finnish): Gorky former name of Nizhny Novgorod, from 1932 to 1990
Definitions
- Gorky former name of Nizhny Novgorod, from 1932 to 1990
Ancestry of “Gorki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | го́рький | bitter |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | gorьkъ | bitter |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰer- | warm, hot |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr | — |