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Where does “гърло” come from?

гърло (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic gъrdlo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gúrʔtlo, from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥h₃tlóm.

Ancestry of “гърло”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgъrdlothroat, gorge
2Proto-Balto-Slavicgúrʔtlo—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷr̥h₃tlóm—

Words derived from “гърло”

  • горло
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥h₃tlóm →