Where does “garganta” come from?

garganta (Papiamentu) comes from Portuguese garganta, from Old Portuguese garganta.

garganta (Papiamentu): neck; throat

Definitions

  1. neck; throat

Ancestry of “garganta”, step by step

garganta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese garganta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesegargantathroat
2Old Portuguesegarganta—

via Spanish garganta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgargantathroat; gorge
Every word from Old Portuguese garganta →Every word from Portuguese garganta →