Where does “gâtișor” come from?

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

gâtișor (Romanian): small neck

Definitions

  1. small neck

Ancestry of “gâtișor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniangâtthroat; neck
2Hungariangátdam; impediment, obstacle; hurdle
3Proto-Slavicgatьdike; dam, pool
Every word from Proto-Slavic gatь →Every word from Hungarian gát →Every word from Romanian gât →