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Where does “gralha” come from?

gralha (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese gralla, from Latin gracla, from Late Latin gracula, from Latin grāculus, from Proto-Indo-European greh₂-k- — croak.

gralha (Portuguese): jay; typo

Definitions

  1. jay; typo

Ancestry of “gralha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesegralla—
2Latingracla—
3Late Latingraculafemale jackdaw; A female jackdaw; ablative...
4Latingrāculus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangreh₂-k-croak
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