Where does “Gura Vadului” come from?
Gura Vadului (Romanian) comes from Romanian vad, from Latin vadum, from Proto-Italic waðom, from Proto-Indo-European wadʰom.
Ancestry of “Gura Vadului”, step by step
Gura Vadului traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian vad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Romanian | vad | ford |
| 2 | Latin | vadum | A shallow, ford, shoal; A body of water; sea,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | waðom | ford, shallow water |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wadʰom | — |
via Romanian gură
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Romanian | gură | mouth; mouthful |
| 2 | Latin | gula | gullet, throat, palate; gluttony, greediness;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷel- | throat; to swallow; throat; to dribble; gush... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kel- | to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet |