Where does “gâtui” come from?

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

gâtui (Romanian): to strangle, throttle, choke, garrotte

Definitions

  1. to strangle, throttle, choke, garrotte

Ancestry of “gâtui”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniangâtthroat; neck
2Hungariangátdam; impediment, obstacle; hurdle
3Proto-Slavicgatьdike; dam, pool

Words derived from “gâtui”

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