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Where does “gaita” come from?

gaita (Galician) comes from Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃, from Proto-Germanic gaits, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰayd-.

gaita (Galician): bagpipe; penis

Definitions

  1. bagpipe; penis

Ancestry of “gaita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gothic𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃goat
2Proto-Germanicgaitsgoat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰayd-—

Words derived from “gaita”

  • gaiteiro
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰayd- →