Where does “гаргуйль” come from?
гаргуйль (Kazakh) comes from Russian гаргу́йль, from French gargouille, from French gargouiller, from Old French gargouille — throat.
гаргуйль (Kazakh): gargoyle
Definitions
- gargoyle
Ancestry of “гаргуйль”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | гаргу́йль | — |
| 2 | French | gargouille | gargoyle; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | French | gargouiller | to gargle; to rumble |
| 4 | Old French | gargouille | throat |