Where does “pértega” come from?
pértega (Galician) comes from Latin pertica, from Proto-Italic pertikā.
pértega (Galician): pole; mobile part of the flail; flail
Definitions
- pole; mobile part of the flail; flail
Ancestry of “pértega”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | pertica | pole, long staff; measuring rod; rod, the Roman... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | pertikā | — |