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Where does “gjal” come from?

gjal (Friulian) comes from Latin Gallus, from Latin pāvō, from Ancient Greek ταώς — peacock; type of fish.

gjal (Friulian): cock, rooster

Definitions

  1. cock, rooster

Ancestry of “gjal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinGallusAlternative letter-case form of gallus; Gaul;...
2Latinpāvō—
3Ancient Greekταώςpeacock; type of fish
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