Where does “ghemotoc” come from?

ghemotoc (Romanian) comes from Romanian ghem, from Latin glomus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

ghemotoc (Romanian): a ball made out of crumpled paper or other material

Definitions

  1. a ball made out of crumpled paper or other material

Ancestry of “ghemotoc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianghemball of thread or yarn
2Latinglomusball-shaped mass; ball of thread, yarn
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Latin glomus →Every word from Romanian ghem →