Where does “gatyája” come from?

gatyája (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian gatya, from Serbo-Croatian gaće, from Proto-Slavic *gaťę — underwear.

Ancestry of “gatyája”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariangatyabaggy peasant knickerbockers; drawers, briefs,...
2Serbo-Croatiangaćeunderpants
3Proto-Slavic*gaťęunderwear
Every word from Proto-Slavic *gaťę →Every word from Serbo-Croatian gaće →Every word from Hungarian gatya →
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