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Where does “gaisos” come from?

gaisos (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰays-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

gaisos (Proto-Celtic): spear

Definitions

  1. spear

Ancestry of “gaisos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰays-pointed stick, spear; spear
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

Words derived from “gaisos”

  • gisarma
  • gaesum
  • gaisom
  • Ariogaisos
  • gaisos
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