Where does “găurică” come from?

găurică (Romanian) comes from Romanian gaură, from Latin cavula, from Latin cava, from Latin cavus, from Proto-Italic kawos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱowh₁ós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- — to swell; to be strong.

găurică (Romanian): small hole

Definitions

  1. small hole

Ancestry of “găurică”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniangaurăhole
2Latincavulahole
3Latincavanominative feminine singular of cavus; nominative...
4Latincavushollow, concave; excavated, channeled;...
5Proto-Italickawos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱowh₁óshollow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewh₁-to swell; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱowh₁ós →Every word from Proto-Italic kawos →