Where does “gârlișoară” come from?
gârlișoară (Romanian) comes from Romanian gârlă, from Bulgarian гърло, from Proto-Slavic gъrdlo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gúrʔtlo, from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥h₃tlóm.
Ancestry of “gârlișoară”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | gârlă | brook, stream |
| 2 | Bulgarian | гърло | throat; neck |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | gъrdlo | throat, gorge |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | gúrʔtlo | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷr̥h₃tlóm | — |