Where does “vala” come from?

vala (Portuguese) comes from Latin vallum, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

vala (Portuguese): ditch, trench

Definitions

  1. ditch, trench

Ancestry of “vala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvallumwall, rampart, entrenchment
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

Words derived from “vala”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Latin vallum →