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Where does “gaură” come from?

gaură (Romanian) comes 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.

gaură (Romanian): hole

Definitions

  1. hole

Ancestry of “gaură”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincavulahole
2Latincavanominative feminine singular of cavus; nominative...
3Latincavushollow, concave; excavated, channeled;...
4Proto-Italickawos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱowh₁óshollow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewh₁-to swell; to be strong

Words derived from “gaură”

  • găuri
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