Where does “гать” come from?

гать (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic gatь — dike; dam, pool.

гать (Russian): a causeway through swamps, made from logs or brushwood, a corduroy road

Definitions

  1. a causeway through swamps, made from logs or brushwood, a corduroy road

Ancestry of “гать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgatьdike; dam, pool
Every word from Proto-Slavic gatь
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