Where does “Volcae” come from?

Volcae (Latin) comes from Proto-Celtic wolkos, from Proto-Indo-European welg- — wet, damp.

Volcae (Latin): a Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic...

Definitions

  1. a Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic...

Ancestry of “Volcae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticwolkoshawk
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwelg-wet, damp

Words derived from “Volcae

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welg-
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