gralho

Portuguese

noun

Definitions

jackdaw Coloeus monedula, a European bird

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese grallo inherited from Latin *graclu(s), grāculus (jackdaw) derived from Proto-Indo-European *greh₂-k- (croak).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*greh₂-k-

Gloss

croak

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*graclu(s) Latin
gracula Latin
graculus Latin
graula Latin
grācula Latin
grāculus Latin
gracchio Italian
grajo Spanish, Castilian
*greh₂-k- Proto-Indo-European
*krēk- Proto-Germanic
grallo Old Portuguese