Where does “gallet” come from?

gallet (Northern Sami) comes from Catalan gall, from Latin Gallus, from Latin pāvō, from Ancient Greek ταώς — peacock; type of fish.

gallet (Northern Sami): to visit

Definitions

  1. to visit

Ancestry of “gallet”, step by step

gallet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan gall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalangallrooster, cock
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

via Proto-Samic këlëjëtēk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samickëlëjëtēkto visit
2Proto-Finno-Ugrickülädwelling
Every word from Ancient Greek ταώς →Every word from Latin pāvō →Every word from Latin Gallus →