Where does “vergastada” come from?

vergastada (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese vergasta, from Galician verga, from Latin virga, from Proto-Italic wizgā, from Proto-Indo-European wisgeh₂ — flexible rod or stick.

vergastada (Portuguese): whiplash; caning

Definitions

  1. whiplash; caning

Ancestry of “vergastada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesevergastacane; any type of whip
2Galicianvergatwig; rod, cane; twisted twig used for binding;...
3Latinvirgatwig, young shoot; rod, switch for flogging;...
4Proto-Italicwizgā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwisgeh₂flexible rod or stick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisgeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic wizgā →Every word from Latin virga →
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