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Where does “갈리시아” come from?

갈리시아 (Korean) comes from Spanish Galicia, from Medieval Latin Gallicia, from Latin Gallaecia, from Latin Gallaeci, from Proto-Celtic kallī, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

Ancestry of “갈리시아”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishGalicia—
2Medieval LatinGallicia—
3LatinGallaecia—
4LatinGallaecia tribe in the region; a Celtic tribe in the...
5Proto-Celtickallīgrove, forest
6Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break
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