Where does “á” come from?

á (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese aa, from Latin āla, from Latin axla, from Latin axis, from Proto-Italic aksis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

á (Galician): wing

Definitions

  1. wing

Ancestry of “á”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseaawing
2Latinālaa wing appendage of an animal's body that enables it to fly
3Latinaxla—
4LatinaxisAn axletree of wagon, car, chariot; The North...
5Proto-Italicaksis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs- →Every word from Proto-Italic aksis →