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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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  1. A form of cryptic Japanese writing that...

Ancestry of “ギャル文字”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseギャルgyaru
2EnglishgalAbbreviation of gallon; A young woman; A galileo
3EnglishgallonA unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints;...
4Middle Englishgallon—
5Normangalun—
6Latingalum—
7Vulgar Latin*galla—
8Gaulishgallāvessel
9Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “ギャル文字”

  • gyaru-moji
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