Where does “nsangu” come from?

nsangu (Kongo) comes from Galician cango, from Galician cambica, from Proto-Celtic kambos, from Proto-Indo-European kamp- — to bend; crooked; crooked.

nsangu (Kongo): news

Definitions

  1. news

Ancestry of “nsangu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciancangorafter; joist; log, dead branch
2Galiciancambica—
3Proto-Celtickamboscurved; twisted, crooked
4Proto-Indo-Europeankamp-to bend; crooked; crooked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kamp- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kambos →Every word from Galician cambica →