Where does “gata” come from?
gata (Romanian) comes from Proto-Slavic gotovъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gatawas, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂- — to step.
gata (Romanian): ready, willing; done; readily, willingly
Definitions
- ready, willing; done; readily, willingly
Ancestry of “gata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | gotovъ | ready |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *gatawas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeh₂- | to step |