Where does “gola” come from?

gola (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese goella, from Latin gulella, from Latin gula, from Proto-Indo-European gʷel-, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

gola (Galician): throat

Definitions

  1. throat

Ancestry of “gola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesegoella—
2Latingulella—
3Latingulagullet, throat, palate; gluttony, greediness;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷel-throat; to swallow; throat; to dribble; gush...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

Words derived from “gola”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷel- →Every word from Latin gula →