Arnego

The Arnego River is a river in the province of Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain. It is a tributary of the Ulla.

View from the Senra bridge.

Etymology

According to E. Bascuas, "Arnego", registered already as Arnego in 853, would derive from a form *Arnaikom or *Arnekom, belonging to the old European hydronymy, and derived from the Indoeuropean root *er- 'flow, move'.[1]

See also

References
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  1. Edelmiro Bascuas, Hidronimia y léxico de origen paleoeuropeo en Galicia (p. 42)


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