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
Ancestry of “alcayata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Andalusian Arabic | خَيَاطَة | — |
| 2 | Latin | caia | A cudgel |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂eyd- | to cut, hew |