Where does “kalong” come from?

kalong (Amis) comes from Japanese ガロン, from English gallon, from Middle English gallon, from Norman galun, from Latin galum, from Vulgar Latin *galla, from Gaulish gallā, from Proto-Germanic gallǭ — to flourish; green, yellow.

kalong (Amis): gallon

Definitions

  1. gallon

Ancestry of “kalong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseガロンgallon
2EnglishgallonA unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints;...
3Middle Englishgallon—
4Normangalun—
5Latingalum—
6Vulgar Latin*galla—
7Gaulishgallāvessel
8Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gallǭ →Every word from Gaulish gallā →