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Where does “gallaecus” come from?

gallaecus (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European kl̥H-ní-s — hill.

gallaecus (Latin): Galician

Definitions

  1. Galician

Ancestry of “gallaecus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥H-ní-shill

Words derived from “gallaecus”

  • gallego
  • galego
  • galego
  • galegofalante
  • galego
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kl̥H-ní-s →