Where does “garrocha” come from?

garrocha (Galician) comes from Proto-Celtic garros, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰs-r-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- — hand; take, give in exchange.

garrocha (Galician): heather roots used as firewood

Definitions

  1. heather roots used as firewood

Ancestry of “garrocha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticgarrosshank, leg calf
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰs-r-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰes-hand; take, give in exchange

Words derived from “garrocha”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰs-r- →Every word from Proto-Celtic garros →