English
gorodki
Gorodki comes from Russian городки́ ‘small towns’, from городо́к ‘townlet’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- ‘to enclose, encircle’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰerdʰ-‘to enclose, encircle’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰordʰ-osreconstructed
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*gárdas‘enclosure’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*gȏrdъ‘fortification, castle’reconstructed
- Old East Slavicmodernго́родъ
- Russianmodernго́родgórod‘town, city’
- Russian, derivedmodernгородо́кgorodók‘townlet’diminutive of го́род
- Russian, derivedmodernгородки́gorodkí‘small towns’
- Englishtodaygorodki
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰerdʰ-‘to enclose, encircle’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰordʰ-osreconstructed
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*gárdas‘enclosure’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*gȏrdъ‘fortification, castle’reconstructed
- Old East Slavicmodernго́родъ
- Russianmodernго́родgórod‘town, city’
- Russian, derivedmodernгородо́кgorodók‘townlet’diminutive of го́род
- Russian, derivedmodernгородки́gorodkí‘small towns’
- Englishtodaygorodki
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- ‘to enclose, encircle’
garden, urban, yard, garth, hangar, girth, girdle, jardin, gird, 9 more
through Proto-Balto-Slavic *gárdas ‘enclosure’
Today it means
noun An ancient Russian folk sport of trying to knock arrangements of skittles out of a square by throwing a bat at them.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- / gorodki