Where does “Garonna” come from?

Garonna (Latin) comes from French Garonne, from Latin Garumna, from Gaulish garunda, from Proto-Celtic garwos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

Ancestry of “Garonna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchGaronne
2LatinGarumnaOne of the longest rivers in France, the Garonne
3Gaulishgarundashallows, riverbank
4Proto-Celticgarwosviolent, rough, bumpy
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer-Every word from Proto-Celtic garwosEvery word from Gaulish garunda