Where does “гајбиче” come from?
гајбиче (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian гајба, from Italian gabbia, from Latin cavea, from Latin cavus, from Proto-Italic kawos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱowh₁ós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- — to swell; to be strong.
Ancestry of “гајбиче”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macedonian | гајба | crate, box |
| 2 | Italian | gabbia | cage, hutch; clink; crate, skip |
| 3 | Latin | cavea | hollow, cavity; cage, den, enclosure, stall,... |
| 4 | Latin | cavus | hollow, concave; excavated, channeled;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kawos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱowh₁ós | hollow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewh₁- | to swell; to be strong |