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Where does “gurga” come from?
gurga (Latin) comes from Latin gurges, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.
Ancestry of “gurga”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
gurges
A whirlpool; An eddy; A gulf, or a sea
2
Proto-Indo-European
gʷerh₃-
to swallow, devour, eat
Words derived from “gurga”
gorge
gorged
disgorge
engorgement
gorget
disgorgement
engorge
disgorger
gorger
regorge
gorgeted
disgorgeth
gorgest
disgorgest
ungorged
gorge
gorge
gorge
gorge
gorge
gorgier
gorgete
gorger
desgorger
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- →