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Where does “vasca” come from?

vasca (Galician) comes from Proto-Celtic wā(d)-sko-, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰH- — strike.

vasca (Galician): gag reflex, nausea; feminine singular of vasco;...

Definitions

  1. gag reflex, nausea; feminine singular of vasco;...

Ancestry of “vasca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticwā(d)-sko-to press
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanwedʰH-strike
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰH- →