Where does “carallán” come from?

carallán (Galician) comes from Galician carallo, from Portuguese caralho, from Vulgar Latin *characulum.

carallán (Galician): joker

Definitions

  1. joker

Ancestry of “carallán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciancarallopenis; damn; shit!
2Portuguesecaralhopenis; dick; cock; shit; crap; worthless stuff or...
3Vulgar Latin*characulum—
Every word from Vulgar Latin *characulum →Every word from Portuguese caralho →Every word from Galician carallo →