Where does “gyaru” come from?
gyaru (English) comes from Japanese ギャル, from English gal, from English gallon, from Middle English gallon, from Norman galun, from Latin galum, from Vulgar Latin *galla, from Gaulish gallā — to flourish; green, yellow.
gyaru (English): A Japanese subculture and fashion style popular in the 1990s, typically involving ostentatious clothing, tanning, and heavy makeup
Definitions
- A Japanese subculture and fashion style popular in the 1990s, typically involving ostentatious clothing, tanning, and heavy makeup
Ancestry of “gyaru”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | ギャル | gyaru |
| 2 | English | gal | Abbreviation of gallon; A young woman; A galileo |
| 3 | English | gallon | A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints;... |
| 4 | Middle English | gallon | — |
| 5 | Norman | galun | — |
| 6 | Latin | galum | — |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | *galla | — |
| 8 | Gaulish | gallā | vessel |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | gallǭ | gall, bile |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |