Where does “Gallegos” come from?

Gallegos (English) comes from Spanish gallegos, from Spanish gallego, from Latin gallaecus, from Proto-Indo-European kl̥H-ní-s — hill.

Ancestry of “Gallegos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgallegosmasculine plural of gallego
2SpanishgallegoGalician; Spaniard
3LatingallaecusGalician
4Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥H-ní-shill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kl̥H-ní-s →Every word from Latin gallaecus →Every word from Spanish gallego →