Where does β€œchata” come from?

chata (Galician) comes from Galician tacha, from Old French tache, from Vulgar Latin tacca, from Gothic π„πŒ°πŒΉπŒΊπŒ½πƒ, from Proto-Germanic taiknaz, from Proto-Indo-European deyαΈ±- β€” to point out.

chata (Galician): defect, blemish; feminine singular of chato

Definitions

  1. defect, blemish; feminine singular of chato

Ancestry of β€œchata”, step by step

chata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Galician tacha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciantachadefect, blemish
2Old Frenchtachemark; stain
3Vulgar Latintaccaβ€”
4Gothicπ„πŒ°πŒΉπŒΊπŒ½πƒsign, indication; miracle
5Proto-Germanictaiknazsign
6Proto-Indo-EuropeandeyαΈ±-to point out

via Vulgar Latin plattus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinplattusflattened; flat; smooth
2Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanplΓ©thβ‚‚usflat, broad
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplethβ‚‚-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyαΈ±- β†’Every word from Proto-Germanic taiknaz β†’Every word from Gothic π„πŒ°πŒΉπŒΊπŒ½πƒ β†’