Where does “migalla” come from?

migalla (Galician) comes from Vulgar Latin micacula, from Latin mīca, from Proto-Italic smīkā, from Proto-Indo-European smēyg-, from Proto-Indo-European smē- — to rub; smear.

migalla (Galician): crumb

Definitions

  1. crumb

Ancestry of “migalla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinmicacula—
2Latinmīcaa grain, crumb
3Proto-Italicsmīkā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmēyg-small, delicate, thin; twig, pole; crumb; small,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmē-to rub; smear

Words derived from “migalla”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smē- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European smēyg- →Every word from Proto-Italic smīkā →