Where does “galla” come from?

galla (Italian) comes from Latin galla, from Gaulish gallā, from Proto-Germanic gallǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

galla (Italian): gall; acorn; round pill

Definitions

  1. gall; acorn; round pill

Ancestry of “galla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingallathe oak apple, gall-nut; a harsh, sour kind of...
2Gaulishgallāvessel
3Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “galla”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gallǭ →Every word from Gaulish gallā →