Where does “coalla” come from?
coalla (Galician) comes from Late Latin quaccola, from Proto-Italic kwakklā, from Proto-Indo-European kʷóǵ⁽ʰ⁾-tl-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ⁽ʰ⁾- — to flee, escape.
coalla (Galician): quail any of several small species of game bird
Definitions
- quail any of several small species of game bird
Ancestry of “coalla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | quaccola | quail |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | kwakklā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷóǵ⁽ʰ⁾-tl-eh₂ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeǵ⁽ʰ⁾- | to flee, escape |