Where does “cango” come from?

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

cango (Galician): rafter; joist; log, dead branch

Definitions

  1. rafter; joist; log, dead branch

Ancestry of “cango”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cango”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kamp- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kambos →Every word from Galician cambica →