Where does “гала” come from?
гала (Bulgarian) comes from German Gala, from Spanish gala, from Old Spanish gala, from Old French gale, from Old French galer, from Old French galle, from Latin galla, from Gaulish gallā — to flourish; green, yellow.
Ancestry of “гала”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gala | gala |
| 2 | Spanish | gala | feminine singular of galo; gala; elegant dress,... |
| 3 | Old Spanish | gala | — |
| 4 | Old French | gale | pomp; show; festivity; mirth; rejoicing |
| 5 | Old French | galer | to rub; to scratch; to have fun; to enjoy oneself |
| 6 | Old French | galle | — |
| 7 | Latin | galla | the oak apple, gall-nut; a harsh, sour kind of... |
| 8 | Gaulish | gallā | vessel |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | gallǭ | gall, bile |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |