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Where does “quaglia” come from?

quaglia (Italian) comes from Latin quaccola, from Proto-Italic kwakklā, from Proto-Indo-European kʷóǵ⁽ʰ⁾-tl-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ⁽ʰ⁾- — to flee, escape.

quaglia (Italian): quail; properly the common quail; third-person...

Definitions

  1. quail; properly the common quail; third-person...

Ancestry of “quaglia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquaccolaquail
2Proto-Italickwakklā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóǵ⁽ʰ⁾-tl-eh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeǵ⁽ʰ⁾-to flee, escape

Words derived from “quaglia”

  • quagliodromo
  • quagliara
  • quagliere
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ⁽ʰ⁾- →