Where does “gâlceavă” come from?

gâlceavă (Romanian) comes from Bulgarian гълчава, from Proto-Slavic gъlkъ — noise, cackle.

gâlceavă (Romanian): quarrel, noisy argument

Definitions

  1. quarrel, noisy argument

Ancestry of “gâlceavă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianгълчаваclamour, din, racket dissonant sound caused by interference between several conflicting sources of noise
2Proto-Slavicgъlkъnoise, cackle

Words derived from “gâlceavă

Every word from Proto-Slavic gъlkъEvery word from Bulgarian гълчава