Where does “gaioto” come from?

gaioto (Galician) comes from Galician gaio, from Latin gaius, from Proto-Italic *Gāwjos, from Proto-Indo-European geh₂w- — to rejoice.

gaioto (Galician): young jay

Definitions

  1. young jay

Ancestry of “gaioto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GaliciangaioEurasian jay; joy, merriment; merry, playful
2Latingaiusjaybird
3Proto-Italic*Gāwjos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangeh₂w-to rejoice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European geh₂w- →Every word from Proto-Italic *Gāwjos →Every word from Latin gaius →