Where does “Galicijec” come from?

Galicijec (Czech) comes from Czech Galicie, from Medieval Latin Gallicia, from Latin Gallaecia, from Latin Gallaeci, from Proto-Celtic kallī, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

Galicijec (Czech): Galician

Definitions

  1. Galician

Ancestry of “Galicijec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechGalicieGalicia region in Iberia
2Medieval LatinGallicia—
3LatinGallaecia—
4LatinGallaecia tribe in the region; a Celtic tribe in the...
5Proto-Celtickallīgrove, forest
6Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kallī →Every word from Latin Gallaeci →