Where does “gâlcevi” come from?

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

gâlcevi (Romanian): to quarrel

Definitions

  1. to quarrel

Ancestry of “gâlcevi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniangâlceavăquarrel, noisy argument
2Bulgarianгълчаваclamour, din, racket dissonant sound caused by interference between several conflicting sources of noise
3Proto-Slavicgъlkъnoise, cackle

Words derived from “gâlcevi

Every word from Proto-Slavic gъlkъEvery word from Bulgarian гълчаваEvery word from Romanian gâlceavă