Where does “gurăi” come from?

gurăi (Romanian) comes from Romanian gură, from Latin gula, from Proto-Indo-European gʷel-, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

gurăi (Romanian): to cry

Definitions

  1. to cry

Ancestry of “gurăi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniangurămouth; mouthful
2Latingulagullet, throat, palate; gluttony, greediness;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷel-throat; to swallow; throat; to dribble; gush...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷel- →Every word from Latin gula →