Where does “gangsa” come from?

gangsa (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano gansa, from Spanish gansa, from Proto-Germanic gans, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰans-.

gangsa (Cebuano): Alternative form of gansa

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of gansa

Ancestry of “gangsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanogansaa goose
2Spanishgansafemale equivalent of ganso; goose
3Proto-Germanicgansgoose
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰans-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰans- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gans →Every word from Spanish gansa →