Where does “gorga” come from?

gorga (Catalan) comes from Vulgar Latin *gurga, from Latin gurges, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.

gorga (Catalan): whirlpool, eddy

Definitions

  1. whirlpool, eddy

Ancestry of “gorga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*gurga—
2LatingurgesA whirlpool; An eddy; A gulf, or a sea
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- →Every word from Latin gurges →Every word from Vulgar Latin *gurga →