Where does “camballota” come from?

camballota (Galician) comes from Galician camba, from Proto-Celtic kambos, from Proto-Indo-European kamp- — to bend; crooked; crooked.

camballota (Galician): somersault

Definitions

  1. somersault

Ancestry of “camballota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciancambaeach one of the bent pieces of the felly;...
2Proto-Celtickamboscurved; twisted, crooked
3Proto-Indo-Europeankamp-to bend; crooked; crooked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kamp- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kambos →Every word from Galician camba →