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Where does “canga” come from?

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

canga (Galician): yoke; part of the yoke that surrounds the neck of...

Definitions

  1. yoke; part of the yoke that surrounds the neck of...

Ancestry of “canga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciancambica—
2Proto-Celtickamboscurved; twisted, crooked
3Proto-Indo-Europeankamp-to bend; crooked; crooked

Words derived from “canga”

  • cangalla
  • cangallo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kamp- →