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Where does “gallegu” come from?

gallegu (Asturian) comes from Latin gallaecus, from Proto-Indo-European kl̥H-ní-s — hill.

gallegu (Asturian): Galician; a Galician

Definitions

  1. Galician; a Galician

Ancestry of “gallegu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatingallaecusGalician
2Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥H-ní-shill

Words derived from “gallegu”

  • gallegos
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kl̥H-ní-s →