Where does “gallego” come from?

gallego (Spanish) comes from Latin gallaecus, from Proto-Indo-European kl̥H-ní-s — hill.

gallego (Spanish): Galician; Spaniard

Definitions

  1. Galician; Spaniard

Ancestry of “gallego”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatingallaecusGalician
2Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥H-ní-shill

Words derived from “gallego

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kl̥H-ní-sEvery word from Latin gallaecus