Where does “cangue” come from?

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

cangue (French): cangue

Definitions

  1. cangue

Ancestry of “cangue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecangayoke; pareo a wraparound garment which is also...
2Galiciancambica—
3Proto-Celtickamboscurved; twisted, crooked
4Proto-Indo-Europeankamp-to bend; crooked; crooked

Words derived from “cangue”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kamp- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kambos →Every word from Galician cambica →