Where does “atalaia” come from?
atalaia (Galician) comes from Arabic طَلِيعَة, from Arabic طَالَعَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV-.
atalaia (Galician): watchtower
Ancestry of “atalaia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | طَلِيعَة | a scout; and a party of scouts; vanguard |
| 2 | Arabic | طَالَعَ | inspected; to inspect |
| 3 | Arabic | ل | to, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express... |
| 4 | Proto-Semitic | *lV- | — |
Words derived from “atalaia”