Where does “galeper” come from?

galeper (Basque) comes from Basque gari, from Proto-Basque gali — wheat.

galeper (Basque): quail

Definitions

  1. quail

Ancestry of “galeper”, step by step

galeper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque gari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquegariwheat
2Proto-Basquegaliwheat

via Basque eper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basqueeperpartridge
Every word from Proto-Basque gali →Every word from Basque gari →