Where does “gula” come from?

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

gula (Romansch): throat; desire, craving, appetite, lust,...

Definitions

  1. throat; desire, craving, appetite, lust,...

Ancestry of “gula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingulagullet, throat, palate; gluttony, greediness;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷel-throat; to swallow; throat; to dribble; gush...
3Proto-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 →