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Where does “Jiexiu” come from?

Jiexiu (English) comes from Chinese 介休, from Spanish callao, from Portuguese calhau, from Occitan calhau, from Gaulish caljavo.

Ancestry of “Jiexiu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese介休Jie's Rest
2Spanishcallao—
3Portuguesecalhaustone, boulder
4Occitancalhau—
5Gaulishcaljavo—
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