Where does “tavoa” come from?

tavoa (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin tabula, from Proto-Italic *taðlā.

Ancestry of “tavoa”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	tabula	tablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for...
2	Proto-Italic	*taðlā	—

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