Where does “sonaja” come from?

sonaja (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin sonaculum, from Latin sonō, from Proto-Italic *swonaō — to sound, resound.

sonaja (Spanish): rattle

Definitions

  1. rattle

Ancestry of “sonaja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinsonaculum—
2Latinsonōto sound, resound, make a sound or noise (and various sounds in-context)
3Proto-Italic*swonaōto sound, resound

Words derived from “sonaja”

Every word from Proto-Italic *swonaō →Every word from Latin sonō →Every word from Vulgar Latin sonaculum →
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