Where does “Gîrloiu” come from?

Gîrloiu (Romanian) comes from Romanian Gîrlă, from Romanian gârlă, from Bulgarian гърло, from Proto-Slavic gъrdlo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gúrʔtlo, from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥h₃tlóm.

Ancestry of “Gîrloiu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianGîrlă
2Romaniangârlăbrook, stream
3Bulgarianгърлоthroat; neck
4Proto-Slavicgъrdlothroat, gorge
5Proto-Balto-Slavicgúrʔtlo
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷr̥h₃tlóm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥h₃tlómEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gúrʔtloEvery word from Proto-Slavic gъrdlo