Where does “Galla” come from?
Galla (English) comes from Italian gallo, from Latin Gallus, from Latin pāvō, from Ancient Greek ταώς — peacock; type of fish.
Galla (English): The Oromo people
Definitions
- The Oromo people
Ancestry of “Galla”, step by step
Galla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian gallo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | gallo | rooster, cock; Gallic; first-person singular... |
| 2 | Latin | Gallus | Alternative letter-case form of gallus; Gaul;... |
| 3 | Latin | pāvō | peacock, peafowl; a bird associated with Argus and sacred to Hera or Juno; eaten as a delicacy |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ταώς | peacock; type of fish |
via Somali gaalo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somali | gaalo | — |