Where does “ватага” come from?

ватага (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Turkic ōtag, from Proto-Turkic ōt — fire; bonfire.

ватага (Ukrainian): gang (big, noisy group of people)

Definitions

  1. gang (big, noisy group of people)

Ancestry of “ватага”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicōtagfireplace; tent; room
2Proto-Turkicōtfire; bonfire

Words derived from “ватага”

Every word from Proto-Turkic ōt →Every word from Proto-Turkic ōtag →