Where does “gorga” come from?

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

Ancestry of “gorga”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gorga

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