Where does “żgorga” come from?

żgorga (Maltese) comes from Italian sgorgare, from Italian gorgo, from Vulgar Latin *gurgus, from Latin gurges, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.

żgorga (Maltese): to gush

Definitions

  1. to gush

Ancestry of “żgorga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansgorgareto gush, to spurt (out)
2Italiangorgowhirlpool; vortex, eddy
3Vulgar Latin*gurgus—
4LatingurgesA whirlpool; An eddy; A gulf, or a sea
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- →Every word from Latin gurges →Every word from Vulgar Latin *gurgus →