Where does “guincho” come from?

guincho (Galician) comes from Galician gancho, from Proto-Celtic ganskyos, from Proto-Celtic kankskyos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱank-sḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱank- — branch.

guincho (Galician): winch; windlass; pitchfork; hook

Definitions

  1. winch; windlass; pitchfork; hook

Ancestry of “guincho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianganchohook; kind of rake
2Proto-Celticganskyosbranch, twig
3Proto-Celtickankskyos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱank-sḱ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱank-branch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱank- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱank-sḱ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kankskyos →