Where does “ganchudo” come from?

ganchudo (Spanish) comes from Galician gancho, from Proto-Celtic ganskyos, from Proto-Celtic kankskyos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱank-sḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱank- — branch.

ganchudo (Spanish): hooked, hooklike

Definitions

  1. hooked, hooklike

Ancestry of “ganchudo”, step by step

ganchudo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Galician gancho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianganchohook; kind of rake
2Proto-Celticganskyosbranch, twig
3Proto-Celtickankskyos
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱank-sḱ-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱank-branch

via Spanish gancho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishganchohook, peg; clothes hanger; difficult situation
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱank-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱank-sḱ-Every word from Proto-Celtic kankskyos