Where does “Kigalicia” come from?

Kigalicia (Swahili) comes from English Galicia, from Medieval Latin Gallicia, from Latin Gallaecia, from Latin Gallaeci, from Proto-Celtic kallī, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

Kigalicia (Swahili): the Galician language language of Galicia in northwestern Spain

Definitions

  1. the Galician language language of Galicia in northwestern Spain

Ancestry of “Kigalicia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGaliciaregion in Central Europe; region in northwest...
2Medieval LatinGallicia—
3LatinGallaecia—
4LatinGallaecia tribe in the region; a Celtic tribe in the...
5Proto-Celtickallīgrove, forest
6Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kallī →Every word from Latin Gallaeci →