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Where does “zagaglia” come from?

zagaglia (Italian) comes from Spanish azagaya, from Arabic اَلزَّغَايَة, from Proto-Berber zaġāya — spear, assegai.

zagaglia (Italian): assegai

Definitions

  1. assegai

Ancestry of “zagaglia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishazagayaassegai
2Arabicاَلزَّغَايَة—
3Proto-Berberzaġāyaspear, assegai

Words derived from “zagaglia”

  • zagagliata
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