Where does “Gila” come from?

Gila (English) comes from Malay gila, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian gila — wild, insane.

Gila (English): A Gila monster; A Gila trout

Definitions

  1. A Gila monster; A Gila trout

Ancestry of “Gila”, step by step

Gila traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay gila

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaygilamad; crazy, insane
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiangilawild, insane

via Spanish Gila

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishGila—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian gila →Every word from Malay gila →
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