Where does “غال” come from?

غال (Arabic) comes from Latin Gallus, from Latin pāvō, from Ancient Greek ταώς — peacock; type of fish.

غال (Arabic): expensive having a high price, dear, costly, precious

Definitions

  1. expensive having a high price, dear, costly, precious

Ancestry of “غال”, step by step

غال traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Gallus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinGallusAlternative letter-case form of gallus; Gaul;...
2Latinpāvōpeacock, peafowl; a bird associated with Argus and sacred to Hera or Juno; eaten as a delicacy
3Ancient Greekταώςpeacock; type of fish

via Arabic غَلَا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicغَلَاto be excessive, to be or become expensive

Words derived from “غال”

Every word from Ancient Greek ταώς →Every word from Latin pāvō →Every word from Latin Gallus →