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Where does “aranygaluska” come from?

aranygaluska (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian galuska, from Polish gałuszka, from Polish gałka, from Polish gała, from French gala, from Spanish gala, from Old Spanish gala, from Old French gale — to flourish; green, yellow.

aranygaluska (Hungarian): a Hungarian dessert consisting of dumpling balls...

Definitions

  1. a Hungarian dessert consisting of dumpling balls...

Ancestry of “aranygaluska”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariangaluskaspaetzle, dumpling
2Polishgałuszka—
3Polishgałkaknob; scoop; control knob, dial
4Polishgała—
5Frenchgalathird-person singular past historic of galer
6Spanishgalafeminine singular of galo; gala; elegant dress,...
7Old Spanishgala—
8Old Frenchgalepomp; show; festivity; mirth; rejoicing
9Old Frenchgalerto rub; to scratch; to have fun; to enjoy oneself
10Old Frenchgalle—
11Latingallathe oak apple, gall-nut; a harsh, sour kind of...
12Gaulishgallāvessel
13Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
14Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
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