Where does “горілочка” come from?
горілочка (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian горі́лка, 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.