Where does “zamburiña” come from?

zamburiña (Galician) comes from Galician anduriña, from Old Portuguese andorỹa, from Latin harundina, from Latin hirundō — swallow (bird).

zamburiña (Galician): variegated scallop Chlamys varia

Definitions

  1. variegated scallop Chlamys varia

Ancestry of “zamburiña”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciananduriñabarn swallow; a sheep who guides the flock
2Old Portugueseandorỹaswallow
3Latinharundina—
4Latinhirundōswallow (bird)
Every word from Latin hirundō →Every word from Latin harundina →Every word from Old Portuguese andorỹa →