Where does “gaska” come from?

gaska (Northern Sami) comes from Polish gęś, from Proto-Slavic gǫsь, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₂éns — goose.

gaska (Northern Sami): middle, center

Definitions

  1. middle, center

Ancestry of “gaska”, step by step

gaska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish gęś

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishgęśgoose
2Proto-Slavicgǫsьgoose
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰh₂énsgoose

via Proto-Samic këskë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samickëskëmiddle, center
2Proto-Finno-Permickeske—

Words derived from “gaska”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₂éns →Every word from Proto-Slavic gǫsь →Every word from Polish gęś →