Where does “taca” come from?

taca (Catalan) comes from Arabic طَاق, from Persian طاق, from Arabic طاق, from Middle Iranian tāk.

taca (Catalan): stain, spot, mark

Definitions

  1. stain, spot, mark

Ancestry of “taca”, step by step

taca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic طَاق

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicطَاق
2Persianطاقvault; arch
3Arabicطاقto bear; arch
4Middle Iraniantāk

via Vulgar Latin tacca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latintacca
2Gothic𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌽𐍃sign, indication; miracle
3Proto-Germanictaiknazsign
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “taca

Every word from Middle Iranian tākEvery word from Arabic طاقEvery word from Persian طاق