Where does “gorga” come from?

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

gorga (Italian): throat

Definitions

  1. throat

Ancestry of “gorga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latingurgagorge
2LatingurgesA whirlpool; An eddy; A gulf, or a sea
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat

Words derived from “gorga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- →Every word from Latin gurges →Every word from Late Latin gurga →