Where does “جلاب” come from?
جلاب (Arabic) comes from Persian گلاب, from Persian گل, from French gaule, from Middle French gaule, from Old French gaule, from Frankish Walhaland, from Frankish Walha, from Proto-Germanic walhaz — wet, damp.
جلاب (Arabic): attractive, what tends to bring things closer
Definitions
- attractive, what tends to bring things closer
Ancestry of “جلاب”, step by step
جلاب traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian گلاب
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | گلاب | rosewater; a kind of rose |
| 2 | Persian | گل | rose; flower; the core of a watermelon |
| 3 | French | gaule | pole; fishing pole; boner |
| 4 | Middle French | gaule | Gaul (former name of France) |
| 5 | Old French | gaule | — |
| 6 | Frankish | Walhaland | Gaul, Land of the Romans, foreigners |
| 7 | Frankish | Walha | foreigners, Romans, Celts |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | walhaz | foreigner, non-Germanic person |
| 9 | Latin | Volcae | a Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic... |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | wolkos | hawk |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | welg- | wet, damp |
via Classical Persian گلاب
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | گلاب | — |