Where does “carucha” come from?

carucha (Tetelcingo Nahuatl) comes from Spanish garrocha, from Spanish garra, from Vulgar Latin *garra, from Gaulish garrā, from Proto-Celtic garros, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰs-r-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- — hand; take, give in exchange.

carucha (Tetelcingo Nahuatl): pole

Definitions

  1. pole

Ancestry of “carucha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgarrochapole; goad
2Spanishgarraclaw, talon; paw; clutches
3Vulgar Latin*garra—
4Gaulishgarrāleg
5Proto-Celticgarrosshank, leg calf
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰs-r-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰes-hand; take, give in exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰs-r- →Every word from Proto-Celtic garros →