Where does “cangue” come from?

cangue (English) comes from French cangue, from Portuguese canga, from Galician cambica, from Proto-Celtic kambos, from Proto-Indo-European kamp- — to bend; crooked; crooked.

cangue (English): A heavy wooden collar or yoke borne on the...

Definitions

  1. A heavy wooden collar or yoke borne on the...

Ancestry of “cangue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcanguecangue
2Portuguesecangayoke; pareo a wraparound garment which is also...
3Galiciancambica—
4Proto-Celtickamboscurved; twisted, crooked
5Proto-Indo-Europeankamp-to bend; crooked; crooked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kamp- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kambos →Every word from Galician cambica →