Where does “जलेबी” come from?
जलेबी (Hindi) comes from Urdu جلیبی, 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.
जलेबी (Hindi): jalebi
Ancestry of “जलेबी”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Urdu | جلیبی | jalebi |
| 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 | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “जलेबी”