Where does “Atalaia” come from?

Atalaia (Galician) comes from Spanish atalaya, from Arabic طليعة — forefront, vanguard.

Atalaia (Galician): watchtower

Definitions

  1. watchtower

Ancestry of “Atalaia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishatalayawatchtower; height
2Arabicطليعةforefront, vanguard
Every word from Arabic طليعة →Every word from Spanish atalaya →