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Where does “quagghia” come from?

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

quagghia (Sicilian): quail

Definitions

  1. quail

Ancestry of “quagghia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinquaccolaquail
2Proto-Italickwakklā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóǵ⁽ʰ⁾-tl-eh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeǵ⁽ʰ⁾-to flee, escape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ⁽ʰ⁾- →