Where does “bronca” come from?

bronca (Galician) comes from Spanish bronca, from Vulgar Latin bruncus, from Latin broccus, from Gaulish brokkos, from Proto-Celtic brokkos — badger.

bronca (Galician): rebuke, scolding, telling-off critical remarks

Definitions

  1. rebuke, scolding, telling-off critical remarks

Ancestry of “bronca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbroncahassle, dispute, quarrel, argument; reprimand,...
2Vulgar Latinbruncus—
3LatinbroccusA person having projecting teeth, a buck-toothed...
4Gaulishbrokkos—
5Proto-Celticbrokkosbadger
Every word from Proto-Celtic brokkos →Every word from Gaulish brokkos →Every word from Latin broccus →