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Where does “kwakklā” come from?

kwakklā (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European kʷóǵ⁽ʰ⁾-tl-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ⁽ʰ⁾- — to flee, escape.

Ancestry of “kwakklā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóǵ⁽ʰ⁾-tl-eh₂—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeǵ⁽ʰ⁾-to flee, escape

Words derived from “kwakklā”

  • callet
  • quaccola
  • quaglia
  • quagliodromo
  • quagliara
  • quagliere
  • caillette
  • cailleter
  • caille
  • quayle
  • quaile
  • quaille
  • quaille
  • quaccola
  • quagghia
  • quaille
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ⁽ʰ⁾- →