Where does “javalina” come from?

javalina (Portuguese) comes from Old French javeline, from Old French javelot, from Vulgar Latin gabalottus, from Gaulish gabalos, from Proto-Celtic gabalos, from Proto-Indo-European gʰabʰlos — fork, branch of tree.

javalina (Portuguese): javelin; female equivalent of javali

Definitions

javelin; female equivalent of javali

Ancestry of “javalina”, step by step

javalina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French javeline

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	javeline	—
2	Old French	javelot	javelin
3	Vulgar Latin	gabalottus	spear
4	Gaulish	gabalos	—
5	Proto-Celtic	gabalos	fork, forked branch
6	Proto-Indo-European	gʰabʰlos	fork, branch of tree

via Portuguese javali

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	javali	wild boar
2	Spanish	jabalí	wild boar; peccary, javelina; warthog
3	Arabic	جَبَلِيّ	of the mountains
4	Arabic	جَبَل	mountain, rock

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