Where does “varga” come from?

varga (Galician) comes from Proto-Celtic *wregis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wreǵ- — close; to close, enclose.

varga (Galician): slab; fish trap; special kind of fishing net used...

Definitions

  1. slab; fish trap; special kind of fishing net used...

Ancestry of “varga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*wregiswall
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wreǵ-close; to close, enclose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wreǵ-Every word from Proto-Celtic *wregis
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