Where does “Kaliarda” come from?

Kaliarda (English) comes from Greek καλιαρντά, from French gaillard, from Gaulish gal-, from Proto-Celtic galā — might, ability.

Kaliarda (English): A cant used by the homosexual community in Greece, similar to Polari in Britain, in use since the 1940s. It uses a large amount of borrowings from French, Italian and Turkish. Once a secret language to evade the hostile community, it is now widely known thanks to television and thus not used much no

Definitions

A cant used by the homosexual community in Greece, similar to Polari in Britain, in use since the 1940s. It uses a large amount of borrowings from French, Italian and Turkish. Once a secret language to evade the hostile community, it is now widely known thanks to television and thus not used much no

Ancestry of “Kaliarda”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Greek	καλιαρντά	Kaliarda
2	French	gaillard	strong; sprightly, lively; bawdy, ribald;...
3	Gaulish	gal-	strength
4	Proto-Celtic	galā	might, ability

Every word from Proto-Celtic galā →Every word from Gaulish gal- →Every word from French gaillard →