Where does “Galitsia” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Galitsia”, step by step

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