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Where does “cangallo” come from?

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

cangallo (Galician): twig of a bunch of grapes; ungainly person or...

Definitions

  1. twig of a bunch of grapes; ungainly person or...

Ancestry of “cangallo”, 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
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