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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianvadford
2LatinvadumA shallow, ford, shoal; A body of water; sea,...
3Proto-Italicwaðomford, shallow water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwadʰom

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wadʰomEvery word from Proto-Italic waðomEvery word from Latin vadum