Where does “xesta” come from?

xesta (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese gẽesta, from Latin genesta, from Proto-Indo-European gwₑnestā.

xesta (Galician): broom

Definitions

  1. broom

Ancestry of “xesta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesegẽesta—
2Latingenestabroom
3Proto-Indo-Europeangwₑnestā—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gwₑnestā →Every word from Latin genesta →Every word from Old Portuguese gẽesta →