Where does “chancho” come from?

chancho (Galician) comes from Galician chanchar, from Galician chantar, from Latin plantō, from Latin planta, from Proto-Italic plāntā, from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

chancho (Galician): bite; nibble, bite; pig

Definitions

  1. bite; nibble, bite; pig

Ancestry of “chancho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianchancharto bite
2Galicianchantarto plant; to thrust; to secure, strengthen
3Latinplantōto plant, set
4Latinplantaany vegetable production that serves to propagate...
5Proto-Italicplāntā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpléh₂-n̥t-eh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic plāntā →