Where does “gâlcușoară” come from?

gâlcușoară (Romanian) comes from Romanian gâlcă, from Bulgarian глъки.

Ancestry of “gâlcușoară”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniangâlcăinflammation of the neck lymph nodes or tonsils
2Bulgarianглъки—
Every word from Bulgarian глъки →Every word from Romanian gâlcă →