Where does “cangalla” come from?

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

cangalla (Galician): stakes introduced in the yoke that embrace the...

Definitions

  1. stakes introduced in the yoke that embrace the...

Ancestry of “cangalla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciancangayoke; part of the yoke that surrounds the neck of...
2Galiciancambica—
3Proto-Celtickamboscurved; twisted, crooked
4Proto-Indo-Europeankamp-to bend; crooked; crooked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kamp- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kambos →Every word from Galician cambica →