Where does “غالي” come from?

غالي (Moroccan Arabic) comes from Arabic غال, from Latin Gallus, from Latin pāvō, from Ancient Greek ταώς — peacock; type of fish.

غالي (Moroccan Arabic): expensive

Definitions

  1. expensive

Ancestry of “غالي”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicغالexpensive having a high price, dear, costly, precious
2LatinGallusAlternative letter-case form of gallus; Gaul;...
3Latinpāvōpeacock, peafowl; a bird associated with Argus and sacred to Hera or Juno; eaten as a delicacy
4Ancient Greekταώςpeacock; type of fish
Every word from Ancient Greek ταώς →Every word from Latin pāvō →Every word from Latin Gallus →