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Where does “gansa” come from?

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

gansa (Cebuano): a goose

Definitions

  1. a goose

Ancestry of “gansa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgansafemale equivalent of ganso; goose
2Proto-Germanicgansgoose
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰans-—

Words derived from “gansa”

  • gangsa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰans- →