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Where does “*garrā” come from?

*garrā (Galatian) comes from Proto-Celtic garros, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰs-r-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- — hand; take, give in exchange.

Ancestry of “*garrā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticgarrosshank, leg calf
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰs-r-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰes-hand; take, give in exchange
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