Where does “cūkgaļa” come from?

cūkgaļa (Latvian) comes from Latvian cūka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kyaw-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

cūkgaļa (Latvian): pork

Definitions

  1. pork

Ancestry of “cūkgaļa”, step by step

cūkgaļa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian cūka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviancūkapig; female pig, sow; the name of a certain card...
2Proto-Balto-Slavickyaw-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

via Latvian gaļa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviangaļameat; meat, flesh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱew- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kyaw- →