Where does “alcayata” come from?

alcayata (Spanish) comes from Andalusian Arabic خَيَاطَة, from Latin caia, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂eyd- — to cut, hew.

alcayata (Spanish): meat hook; spike

Definitions

  1. meat hook; spike

Ancestry of “alcayata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Andalusian Arabicخَيَاطَة
2LatincaiaA cudgel
3Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂eyd-to cut, hew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂eyd-Every word from Latin caiaEvery word from Andalusian Arabic خَيَاطَة
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