Galicia · proper noun1
- Latin · derived fromGallaecia
- Medieval Latin · derived fromGallicia
- English todayGalicia
From Medieval Latin Gallicia, from Classical Latin Gallaecia, from Gallaecī (“a Celtic tribe in the region”).
Galicia · proper noun2
- Old East Slavic · derived fromГаличь“Halych, a city in present-day Ukraine”
- Medieval Latin · derived fromGallicia
- English todayGalicia
From Medieval Latin Gallicia or Gallitia, from Old East Slavic Галичь (Galičĭ, “Halych, a city in present-day Ukraine”), ultimate origin uncertain. Halych comes from Halka (Галка) kind of bird or from Old Ukrainian/Rus - Hal' (Галь) that means "black" (чорний).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.