Where does “готов” come from?
готов (Macedonian) comes from Proto-Slavic gotovъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gatawas, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂- — to step.
готов (Macedonian): ready, prepared; done, complete
Definitions
- ready, prepared; done, complete
Ancestry of “готов”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | gotovъ | ready |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *gatawas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeh₂- | to step |