Where does “gatii” come from?

gatii (Romanian) comes from Hungarian gatya, from Serbo-Croatian gaće, from Proto-Slavic *gaťę — underwear.

gatii (Romanian): baggy peasant knickerbockers

Definitions

  1. baggy peasant knickerbockers

Ancestry of “gatii”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariangatyabaggy peasant knickerbockers; drawers, briefs,...
2Serbo-Croatiangaćeunderpants
3Proto-Slavic*gaťęunderwear
Every word from Proto-Slavic *gaťę →Every word from Serbo-Croatian gaće →Every word from Hungarian gatya →