Where does “argola” come from?
argola (Portuguese) comes from Arabic غل, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV-.
argola (Portuguese): ring
Ancestry of “argola”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | غل | to insert, to join together; to be put into; to... |
| 2 | Arabic | ل | to, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express... |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | *lV- | — |