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
- hooked, hooklike
Ancestry of “ganchudo”, step by step
ganchudo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Galician gancho
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | gancho | hook; kind of rake |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | ganskyos | branch, twig |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | kankskyos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱank-sḱ- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱank- | branch |
via Spanish gancho
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | gancho | hook, peg; clothes hanger; difficult situation |