Where does “gallina” come from?

gallina (Chavacano) comes from Spanish gallina, from Latin gallina, from Latin gallus, from Proto-Italic galso-, from Proto-Indo-European gl̥s-o-, from Proto-Indo-European gols-o-.

gallina (Chavacano): hen

Definitions

  1. hen

Ancestry of “gallina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgallinahen; chicken
2Latingallinahen
3Latingallusa cock, rooster; a Gaul, an inhabitant of Gaul; a...
4Proto-Italicgalso-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangl̥s-o-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangols-o-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gols-o- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gl̥s-o- →Every word from Proto-Italic galso- →