Where does “xarrete” come from?

xarrete (Galician) comes from French jarret, from Vulgar Latin *garra, from Gaulish garrā, from Proto-Celtic garros, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰs-r-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- — hand; take, give in exchange.

xarrete (Galician): hock meat cut

Definitions

  1. hock meat cut

Ancestry of “xarrete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchjarretback of the knee; hough; hock
2Vulgar Latin*garra—
3Gaulishgarrāleg
4Proto-Celticgarrosshank, leg calf
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰs-r-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰes-hand; take, give in exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰs-r- →Every word from Proto-Celtic garros →