/ˈɡɑ̂ʊ.tʲɪ/, [ˈɡˠâ̤ˑʊ̯.tʲɪ]
KilmėOf uncertain origin. Traditionally derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gáuˀtei, *gū́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷew(H)- (“to gain”). Cognate with Latvian gaut, gūt (“to catch, gain”), Old Prussian pogaūt (“to receive”), and (per Trubačev) Proto-Slavic *gyti, *guviti (“to acquire”). Outside of Balto-Slavic, likely related to Avestan 𐬔𐬏𐬥𐬀𐬊𐬌𐬙𐬌 (gūnaoⁱti, “to supply”), 𐬔𐬏𐬥𐬀𐬊𐬙𐬌 (gūnaoti, “to increase”). Derksen instead prefers a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₃- (“to feed, tend”) and compares Ancient Greek βόσκω (bóskō, “id”).
Tentatively further compared with Proto-Celtic *boudi (“booty, loot”), of disputed origin.
- transitiveto get, to obtain, to gain
- transitiveto derive
Formosgáuti(canonical) · gáuna(present, third-person) · gãvo(past, third-person) · gáunu(error-unrecognized-form) · gáuni(error-unrecognized-form, second-person) · gáuna(error-unrecognized-form) · gáuname(error-unrecognized-form) · gáunam(error-unrecognized-form) · gáunate(error-unrecognized-form, plural, second-person) · gáunat(error-unrecognized-form, plural, second-person) · gáuna(error-unrecognized-form, plural, third-person) · gavaũ(error-unrecognized-form) · gavai̇̃(error-unrecognized-form, second-person) · gãvo(error-unrecognized-form) · gãvome(error-unrecognized-form) · gãvom(error-unrecognized-form) · gãvote(error-unrecognized-form, plural, second-person) · gãvot(error-unrecognized-form, plural, second-person) · gãvo(error-unrecognized-form, plural, third-person) · gáudavau(error-unrecognized-form)