Where does “Galicien” come from?

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

Galicien (French): Galician from either Galicia in Spain or Galicia in Eastern Europe

Definitions

  1. Galician from either Galicia in Spain or Galicia in Eastern Europe

Ancestry of “Galicien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchGalice—
2Medieval LatinGallicia—
3LatinGallaecia—
4LatinGallaecia tribe in the region; a Celtic tribe in the...
5Proto-Celtickallīgrove, forest
6Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kallī →Every word from Latin Gallaeci →