Where does “unlla” come from?
unlla (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese unlla, from Vulgar Latin ungla, from Latin ungula, from Latin unguis, from Proto-Indo-European h₃negʰ- — nail.
unlla (Galician): nail, fingernail, toenail; hoof; spoor
Definitions
- nail, fingernail, toenail; hoof; spoor
Ancestry of “unlla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | unlla | Alternative form of unna |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | ungla | — |
| 3 | Latin | ungula | hoof, claw; a horse; an aromatic spice |
| 4 | Latin | unguis | fingernail, toenail; claw; hoof |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃negʰ- | nail |