Where does “jilapi” come from?
jilapi (English) comes from Bengali জিলাপি, from Arabic جُلَاب, from Persian golâb, from Persian گل, from French gaule, from Middle French gaule, from Old French gaule, from Frankish Walhaland — wet, damp.
Ancestry of “jilapi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengali | জিলাপি | A sweet popular in Bangladesh, made by deep-frying a maida flour batter and soaking it in sugar syrup |
| 2 | Arabic | جُلَاب | — |
| 3 | Persian | golâb | — |
| 4 | Persian | گل | rose; flower; the core of a watermelon |
| 5 | French | gaule | pole; fishing pole; boner |
| 6 | Middle French | gaule | Gaul (former name of France) |
| 7 | Old French | gaule | — |
| 8 | Frankish | Walhaland | Gaul, Land of the Romans, foreigners |
| 9 | Frankish | Walha | foreigners, Romans, Celts |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | walhaz | foreigner, non-Germanic person |
| 11 | Latin | Volcae | a Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic... |
| 12 | Proto-Celtic | wolkos | hawk |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | welg- | wet, damp |