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

  1. to make ditches in a terrain; to bog down; to get...

Ancestry of “atolar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciantolditch used for watering a field; dam
2Proto-Celtictullospierced, perforated; hollow
3Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-Every word from Proto-Celtic tullosEvery word from Galician tol
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