Where does “Gura Ocniței” come from?

Gura Ocniței (Romanian) comes from Romanian gură, from Latin gula, from Proto-Indo-European gʷel-, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

Ancestry of “Gura Ocniței”, step by step

Gura Ocniței traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian gură

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniangurămouth; mouthful
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

via Romanian ocniță

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianocnițăsmall mine
2Romanian-ițăForms diminutives of some feminine nouns; -ess
3Old Church Slavonic-ица—
4Proto-Slavic-ica*děva → *děvica; *muxa → *mušica; *noga →...

Words derived from “Gura Ocniței”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷel- →Every word from Latin gula →