Where does “galego” come from?

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

Ancestry of “galego”, step by step

galego traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Gallaecus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinGallaecusAlternative form of gallaecus
2LatinGallaecia—
3LatinGallaecia tribe in the region; a Celtic tribe in the...
4Proto-Celtickallīgrove, forest
5Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

via Latin gallaecus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatingallaecusGalician
2Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥H-ní-shill

Words derived from “galego”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kallī →Every word from Latin Gallaeci →
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