Where does “atalaia” come from?

atalaia (Galician) comes from Arabic طَلِيعَة, from Arabic طَالَعَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

atalaia (Galician): watchtower

Definitions

  1. watchtower

Ancestry of “atalaia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicطَلِيعَةa scout; and a party of scouts; vanguard
2Arabicطَالَعَinspected; to inspect
3Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
4Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic طَالَعَ →