Where does “cambota” come from?

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

cambota (Galician): main beam of the fireplaces's hood

Definitions

  1. main beam of the fireplaces's hood

Ancestry of “cambota”, 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 →