Where does “fochanca” come from?

fochanca (Galician) comes from Galician focha, from Latin fossa, from Latin fodiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰod- — to pierce, dig.

fochanca (Galician): pit hole in the ground

Definitions

  1. pit hole in the ground

Ancestry of “fochanca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianfochapit hole in the ground
2Latinfossaditch, trench, moat; gutter, waterway; grave
3Latinfodiōto dig, dig up, dig out; to bury; to dig or clear out the earth from a place; to mine, quarry
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰod-to pierce, dig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰod- →Every word from Latin fodiō →Every word from Latin fossa →
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