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Where does “galyngale” come from?

galyngale (Middle English) comes from Old French galingal, from Arabic خَلَنْجَان, from Persian قولنجان, from Sanskrit कुलञ्जन, from Chinese 高良薑 — rhizome of the galangal.

galyngale (Middle English): Galangal, galingale, or similar rhizomes or...

Definitions

  1. Galangal, galingale, or similar rhizomes or...

Ancestry of “galyngale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgalingalgalangal
2Arabicخَلَنْجَان—
3Persianقولنجان—
4Sanskritकुलञ्जन—
5Chinese高良薑rhizome of the galangal

Words derived from “galyngale”

  • galangal
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