Where does “gaig” come from?

gaig (Catalan) comes from Latin gaius, from Proto-Italic *Gāwjos, from Proto-Indo-European geh₂w- — to rejoice.

gaig (Catalan): jay; Eurasian jay

Definitions

  1. jay; Eurasian jay

Ancestry of “gaig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingaiusjaybird
2Proto-Italic*Gāwjos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangeh₂w-to rejoice

Words derived from “gaig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European geh₂w- →Every word from Proto-Italic *Gāwjos →Every word from Latin gaius →