Where does “Galiza” come from?

Galiza (English) comes from Galician Galiza, from Old Occitan Galiza, from Late Latin Gallicia, from Latin Gallaecia, from Latin Gallaeci, from Proto-Celtic kallī, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

Ancestry of “Galiza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GalicianGalizathe ancient Kingdom of Galicia
2Old OccitanGaliza
3Late LatinGallicia
4LatinGallaecia
5LatinGallaecia tribe in the region; a Celtic tribe in the...
6Proto-Celtickallīgrove, forest
7Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂-