Where does “jalebi” come from?
jalebi (English) comes from Hindi जलेबी, from Urdu جلیبی, from Arabic جُلَاب, from Persian golâb, from Persian گل, from French gaule, from Middle French gaule, from Old French gaule — wet, damp.
jalebi (English): A sweet popular in the Indian subcontinent, made...
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- A sweet popular in the Indian subcontinent, made...
Ancestry of “jalebi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | जलेबी | jalebi |
| 2 | Urdu | جلیبی | jalebi |
| 3 | Arabic | جُلَاب | — |
| 4 | Persian | golâb | — |
| 5 | Persian | گل | rose; flower; the core of a watermelon |
| 6 | French | gaule | pole; fishing pole; boner |
| 7 | Middle French | gaule | — |
| 8 | Old French | gaule | — |
| 9 | Frankish | Walhaland | Gaul, Land of the Romans, foreigners |
| 10 | Frankish | Walha | foreigners, Romans, Celts |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | walhaz | foreigner, non-Germanic person |
| 12 | Latin | Volcae | a Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic... |
| 13 | Proto-Celtic | wolkos | hawk |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | welg- | wet, damp |