Where does “atolar” come from?
atolar (Galician) comes from Galician tol, from Proto-Celtic tullos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.
atolar (Galician): to make ditches in a terrain; to bog down; to get...
Definitions
- to make ditches in a terrain; to bog down; to get...
Ancestry of “atolar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Galician | tol | ditch used for watering a field; dam |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | tullos | pierced, perforated; hollow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |