Where does “rechán” come from?

rechán (Galician) comes from Galician chan, from Old Portuguese chão, from Latin plānus, from Ancient Greek πλάνος, from Ancient Greek πλανάω, from Proto-Indo-European pl-néh₂-ti.

rechán (Galician): flat area in between slopes

Definitions

  1. flat area in between slopes

Ancestry of “rechán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianchanfloor; ground; plateau
2Old Portuguesechãoground, floor; flatland, plain; flat, smooth
3Latinplānuslevel, flat, even
4Ancient Greekπλάνοςwandering
5Ancient Greekπλανάωto make to wander, lead wandering about; to lead...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl-néh₂-ti
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl-néh₂-tiEvery word from Ancient Greek πλανάωEvery word from Ancient Greek πλάνος