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Where does “gyaru-moji” come from?

gyaru-moji (English) comes from Japanese ギャル文字, 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 — to flourish; green, yellow.

gyaru-moji (English): A form of cryptic Japanese writing that...

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  1. A form of cryptic Japanese writing that...

Ancestry of “gyaru-moji”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseギャル文字A form of cryptic Japanese writing that...
2Japaneseギャルgyaru
3EnglishgalAbbreviation of gallon; A young woman; A galileo
4EnglishgallonA unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints;...
5Middle Englishgallon—
6Normangalun—
7Latingalum—
8Vulgar Latin*galla—
9Gaulishgallāvessel
10Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
11Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
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