Where does “хата” come from?
хата (Russian) comes from Polish chata, from Ukrainian ха́та, from Proto-Slavic *xata.
хата (Russian): house
Ancestry of “хата”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | chata | hut; home; crib; the place where one lives |
| 2 | Ukrainian | ха́та | house; home |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | *xata | — |
Words derived from “хата”