Where does “toleiro” come from?

toleiro (Galician) comes from Galician tol, from Proto-Celtic tullos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

toleiro (Galician): quagmire

Definitions

  1. quagmire

Ancestry of “toleiro”, step by step

toleiro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Galician tol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciantolditch used for watering a field; dam
2Proto-Celtictullospierced, perforated; hollow
3Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via Galician tolo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciantolomadman, crazy; mad; insane; crazy
2Vulgar Latintollitusremoved

Words derived from “toleiro”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Celtic tullos →Every word from Galician tol →