Where does “espía” come from?

espía (Galician) comes from Gothic 𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰, from Proto-Germanic spehōną, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.

espía (Galician): spy; Alternative form of espiña

Definitions

  1. spy; Alternative form of espiña

Ancestry of “espía”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gothic𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰—
2Proto-Germanicspehōnąto peer, look, spy
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spehōną →Every word from Gothic 𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰 →