Where does “gârlă” come from?
gârlă (Romanian) comes from Bulgarian гърло, from Proto-Slavic gъrdlo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gúrʔtlo, from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥h₃tlóm.
gârlă (Romanian): brook, stream
Ancestry of “gârlă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Bulgarian | гърло | throat; neck |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | gъrdlo | throat, gorge |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | gúrʔtlo | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷr̥h₃tlóm | — |