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Where does “callao” come from?

callao (Spanish) comes from Portuguese calhau, from Occitan calhau, from Gaulish caljavo.

Ancestry of “callao”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecalhaustone, boulder
2Occitancalhau—
3Gaulishcaljavo—
Every word from Gaulish caljavo →