Where does “Galicia” come from?

Galicia (Asturian) comes from Medieval Latin Gallicia, from Latin Gallaecia, from Latin Gallaeci, from Proto-Celtic kallī, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

Ancestry of “Galicia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval LatinGallicia—
2LatinGallaecia—
3LatinGallaecia tribe in the region; a Celtic tribe in the...
4Proto-Celtickallīgrove, forest
5Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kallī →Every word from Latin Gallaeci →