Where does “*gurga” come from?

*gurga (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin gurges, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.

Ancestry of “*gurga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatingurgesA whirlpool; An eddy; A gulf, or a sea
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat

Words derived from “*gurga

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃-Every word from Latin gurges
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