Where does “kaatsõd” come from?

kaatsõd (Votic) comes from Russian га́чи, from Proto-Slavic *gaťę — underwear.

kaatsõd (Votic): pants

Definitions

  1. pants

Ancestry of “kaatsõd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianга́чиdrawers, pantaloon, a kind of trousers covering the loin
2Proto-Slavic*gaťęunderwear
Every word from Proto-Slavic *gaťę →Every word from Russian га́чи →