Where does “canga” come from?

canga (Portuguese) comes from Galician cambica, from Proto-Celtic kambos, from Proto-Indo-European kamp- — to bend; crooked; crooked.

canga (Portuguese): yoke; pareo a wraparound garment which is also...

Definitions

  1. yoke; pareo a wraparound garment which is also...

Ancestry of “canga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciancambica
2Proto-Celtickamboscurved; twisted, crooked
3Proto-Indo-Europeankamp-to bend; crooked; crooked

Words derived from “canga

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kamp-Every word from Proto-Celtic kambosEvery word from Galician cambica