Where does “bestra” come from?

bestra (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese baesta, from Latin ballista, from Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα, from Ancient Greek βάλλω, from Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō.

bestra (Galician): ham (back of the thigh)

Definitions

  1. ham (back of the thigh)

Ancestry of “bestra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesebaestacrossbow
2Latinballistaballista
3Ancient Greekβαλλίστραcatapult, engine of war
4Ancient GreekβάλλωI throw, cast, hurl; I let fall; I strike, touch
5Proto-Hellenic*gʷəlnō—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō →Every word from Ancient Greek βάλλω →Every word from Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα →