Where does “ganxet” come from?

ganxet (Catalan) comes from Catalan ganxo, from Spanish gancho, from Proto-Celtic ganskyos, from Proto-Celtic kankskyos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱank-sḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱank- — branch.

ganxet (Catalan): crochet hook

Definitions

  1. crochet hook

Ancestry of “ganxet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanganxohook
2Spanishganchohook, peg; clothes hanger; difficult situation
3Proto-Celticganskyosbranch, twig
4Proto-Celtickankskyos
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱank-sḱ-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱank-branch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱank-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱank-sḱ-Every word from Proto-Celtic kankskyos
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