Where does “gât” come from?

gât (Romanian) comes from Hungarian gát, from Proto-Slavic gatь — dike; dam, pool.

gât (Romanian): throat; neck

Definitions

  1. throat; neck

Ancestry of “gât”, step by step

gât traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian gát

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariangátdam; impediment, obstacle; hurdle
2Proto-Slavicgatьdike; dam, pool

via Romanian gâlt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniangâltthroat
2Proto-Slavic*gъltъ—

Words derived from “gât”

Every word from Proto-Slavic gatь →Every word from Hungarian gát →
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