Where does “guriță” come from?
guriță (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.
guriță (Romanian): Diminutive of gură: little mouth; a kiss
Definitions
- Diminutive of gură: little mouth; a kiss
Ancestry of “guriță”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | gură | mouth; mouthful |
| 2 | Latin | gula | gullet, throat, palate; gluttony, greediness;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷel- | throat; to swallow; throat; to dribble; gush... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kel- | to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet |