Where does “galangal” come from?
galangal (English) comes from Middle English galyngale, from Old French galingal, from Arabic خَلَنْجَان, from Persian قولنجان, from Sanskrit कुलञ्जन, from Chinese 高良薑 — rhizome of the galangal.
galangal (English): Any of several east Asian plants of genera...
Definitions
- Any of several east Asian plants of genera...
Ancestry of “galangal”, step by step