Where does “ギャル文字” come from?
ギャル文字 (Japanese) comes from Japanese ギャル, from English gal, from English gallon, from Middle English gallon, from Norman galun, from Latin galum, from Vulgar Latin *galla, from Gaulish gallā — to flourish; green, yellow.
ギャル文字 (Japanese): A form of cryptic Japanese writing that...
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- A form of cryptic Japanese writing that...
Ancestry of “ギャル文字”, step by step
ギャル文字 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese ギャル
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | ギャル | gyaru |
| 2 | English | gal | Abbreviation of gallon; A young woman; A galileo |
| 3 | English | gallon | A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints;... |
| 4 | Middle English | gallon | — |
| 5 | Norman | galun | — |
| 6 | Latin | galum | — |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | *galla | — |
| 8 | Gaulish | gallā | vessel |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | gallǭ | gall, bile |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |