Where does “gach” come from?
gach (Polish) comes from Polish gamrat, from Italian camerata, from Spanish camarada, from Spanish cámara, from Old Spanish camara, from Vulgar Latin camara, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα — to bend, to curve.
gach (Polish): lover; suitor, wooer; male hare
Definitions
- lover; suitor, wooer; male hare
Ancestry of “gach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | gamrat | companion, friend; lover |
| 2 | Italian | camerata | dormitory; companion, mate; A fellow fascist or... |
| 3 | Spanish | camarada | comrade |
| 4 | Spanish | cámara | room; camera; chamber |
| 5 | Old Spanish | camara | — |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | camara | Alternative spelling of camera; second-person... |
| 7 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 10 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |