Etymology Explorer › Ancient Greek

Where does “γαῦλος” come from?

γαῦλος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek γαυλός, from Northern Sami gullu, from Northern Sami gullat, from Proto-Samic kulëtēk, from Proto-Uralic kule- — to hear.

γαῦλος (Ancient Greek): Phoenician merchant vessel

Definitions

  1. Phoenician merchant vessel

Ancestry of “γαῦλος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγαυλόςmilk pail; water bucket; any round vessel,...
2Northern Samigulluhearing
3Northern Samigullatto hear; to belong
4Proto-Samickulëtēkto hear
5Proto-Uralickule-to hear

Words derived from “γαῦλος”

  • gaulus
  • γαῦλος
  • γαυλός
Every word from Proto-Uralic kule- →