Where does “ხატა” come from?
ხატა (Georgian) comes from Russian ха́та, from Polish chata, from Ukrainian ха́та, from Proto-Slavic *xata.
ხატა (Georgian): prison cell
Ancestry of “ხატა”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | ха́та | house |
| 2 | Polish | chata | hut; home; crib; the place where one lives |
| 3 | Ukrainian | ха́та | house; home |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | *xata | — |