Where does “Gallaeci” come from?

Gallaeci (Latin) comes from Proto-Celtic kallī, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

Gallaeci (Latin): a tribe in the region; a Celtic tribe in the...

Definitions

  1. a tribe in the region; a Celtic tribe in the...

Ancestry of “Gallaeci”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtickallīgrove, forest
2Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

Words derived from “Gallaeci

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂-