Where does “gatyába” come from?
gatyába (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian gatya, from Serbo-Croatian gaće, from Proto-Slavic *gaťę.
gatyába (Hungarian): illative singular of gatya
Definitions
- illative singular of gatya
Ancestry of “gatyába”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | gatya | baggy peasant knickerbockers; drawers, briefs,... |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | gaće | underpants |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | *gaťę | — |