Where does “galingale” come from?
galingale (English) comes from Middle English galingale, from Old French galingal, from Arabic خَلَنْجَان, from Persian قولنجان, from Sanskrit कुलञ्जन, from Chinese 高良薑 — rhizome of the galangal.
galingale (English): Alternative spelling of galangal; One of several...
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of galangal; One of several...
Ancestry of “galingale”, step by step