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Where does “gailēns” come from?

gailēns (Latvian) comes from Latvian gailis, from Latvian gal-n-o, from Latvian gl̥H-o, from Proto-Indo-European golH-so.

gailēns (Latvian): a young rooster, a cockerel

Definitions

  1. a young rooster, a cockerel

Ancestry of “gailēns”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviangailisrooster, cock; time when roosters crow; the...
2Latviangal-n-o—
3Latviangl̥H-o—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangolH-so—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European golH-so →