Where does “gaura” come from?

gaura (Proto-Albanian) comes from Romanian gaură, from Latin cavula, from Latin cava, from Latin cavus, from Proto-Italic kawos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱowh₁ós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- — to swell; to be strong.

Ancestry of “gaura”, step by step

gaura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian gaură

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniangaurăhole
2Latincavulahole
3Latincavanominative feminine singular of cavus; nominative...
4Latincavushollow, concave; excavated, channeled;...
5Proto-Italickawos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱowh₁óshollow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewh₁-to swell; to be strong

via Ancient Greek γαῦρος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγαῦροςconceited, haughty, arrogant
2Proto-Indo-Europeangeh₂w-to rejoice

Words derived from “gaura”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱowh₁ós →Every word from Proto-Italic kawos →
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