Where does “jigou” come from?

jigou (Romanian) comes from French gigot, from French gigue, from Old French gige, from Frankish gīge, from Proto-Germanic gīganą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeyǵʰ-.

jigou (Romanian): lamb leg

Definitions

  1. lamb leg

Ancestry of “jigou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgigotleg
2Frenchgiguestring instrument, roughly in the form of a...
3Old Frenchgige—
4Frankishgīgedance, fiddle
5Proto-Germanicgīganąto move, wish, desire
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeyǵʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeyǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gīganą →Every word from Frankish gīge →