Where does “gola” come from?

gola (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese gola, from Latin gula, from Proto-Indo-European gʷel-, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

gola (Portuguese): collar; cornice

Definitions

  1. collar; cornice

Ancestry of “gola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesegola—
2Latingulagullet, throat, palate; gluttony, greediness;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷel-throat; to swallow; throat; to dribble; gush...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

Words derived from “gola”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →