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Where does “горі́лка” come from?

горі́лка (Ukrainian) comes from Polish Gorzałka, from Polish gorzeć, from Proto-Slavic gorěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic garḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr.

горі́лка (Ukrainian): vodka

Definitions

  1. vodka

Ancestry of “горі́лка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishGorzałka—
2Polishgorzećto burn
3Proto-Slavicgorětito burn
4Proto-Balto-Slavicgarḗˀteito burn
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰer-warm, hot
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr—

Words derived from “горі́лка”

  • horilka
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr →