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Where does “го́рло” come from?

го́рло (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic гърло, from Proto-Slavic gъrdlo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gúrʔtlo, from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥h₃tlóm.

го́рло (Russian): throat

Definitions

  1. throat

Ancestry of “го́рло”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicгърло—
2Proto-Slavicgъrdlothroat, gorge
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgúrʔtlo—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷr̥h₃tlóm—

Words derived from “го́рло”

  • горлышко
  • ухогорлонос
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