Where does “gaśik” come from?

gaśik (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian gat, from Proto-Slavic gatь — dike; dam, pool.

Ancestry of “gaśik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbiangatpond; dam, embankment
2Proto-Slavicgatьdike; dam, pool
Every word from Proto-Slavic gatь →Every word from Lower Sorbian gat →
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