Where does “জিলাপি” come from?
জিলাপি (Bengali) comes from Arabic جُلَاب, from Persian golâb, from Persian گل, from French gaule, from Middle French gaule, from Old French gaule, from Frankish Walhaland, from Frankish Walha — wet, damp.
জিলাপি (Bengali): A sweet popular in Bangladesh, made by deep-frying a maida flour batter and soaking it in sugar syrup
Definitions
- A sweet popular in Bangladesh, made by deep-frying a maida flour batter and soaking it in sugar syrup
Ancestry of “জিলাপি”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | جُلَاب | — |
| 2 | Persian | golâb | — |
| 3 | Persian | گل | rose; flower; the core of a watermelon |
| 4 | French | gaule | pole; fishing pole; boner |
| 5 | Middle French | gaule | Gaul (former name of France) |
| 6 | Old French | gaule | — |
| 7 | Frankish | Walhaland | Gaul, Land of the Romans, foreigners |
| 8 | Frankish | Walha | foreigners, Romans, Celts |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | walhaz | foreigner, non-Germanic person |
| 10 | Latin | Volcae | a Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic... |
| 11 | Proto-Celtic | wolkos | hawk |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | welg- | wet, damp |