Where does “горлай” come from?
горлай (Ukrainian) comes from Russian го́рло, from Old East Slavic гърло, from Proto-Slavic gъrdlo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gúrʔtlo, from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥h₃tlóm.
горлай (Ukrainian): a yawling man, yawler
Definitions
- a yawling man, yawler
Ancestry of “горлай”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | го́рло | throat |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | гърло | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | gъrdlo | throat, gorge |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | gúrʔtlo | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷr̥h₃tlóm | — |