Where does “gotka” come from?

gotka (Northern Sami) comes from Polish got, from Latin Gothus, from Ancient Greek Γότθος, from Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌰, from Proto-Germanic gutô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- — to pour.

gotka (Northern Sami): ant

Definitions

  1. ant

Ancestry of “gotka”, step by step

gotka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish got

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishgotgoth
2LatinGothusa Goth
3Ancient GreekΓότθοςa Goth
4Gothic𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌰a Goth
5Proto-Germanicgutôa Goth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰewd-to pour
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰew-to pour

via Proto-Samic kotkë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samickotkëant
2Proto-Finno-Permic*kutke—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gutô →