Where does “pedra de abalar” come from?

pedra de abalar (Galician) comes from Galician de, from Old Portuguese de, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.

pedra de abalar (Galician): rocking stone

Definitions

  1. rocking stone

Ancestry of “pedra de abalar”, step by step

pedra de abalar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Galician de

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciandeof, from
2Old Portuguesedeof
3Latinof; concerning; about
4Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
5Latinposteablative singular of postis
6Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Galician abalar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianabalarto move, to displace, to dislodge; to shake; to...
2Old Portugueseabalar
3Vulgar Latinadvallo
4Latinvallisvalley, vale; hollow; dative plural of vāllum
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

via Galician Pedra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GalicianPedrastone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European póstiEvery word from Proto-Italic posti