Where does “grallar” come from?
grallar (Catalan) comes from Catalan gralla, from Vulgar Latin gracla, from Latin grācula, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
grallar (Catalan): to caw
Definitions
- to caw
Ancestry of “grallar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | gralla | the western jackdaw; a double-reed instrument in... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | gracla | — |
| 3 | Latin | grācula | (female) jackdaw (Coloeus monedula) |
| 4 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |