Where does “گل” come from?
گل (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian گل, from French gaule, from Middle French gaule, from Old French gaule, from Frankish Walhaland, from Frankish Walha, from Proto-Germanic walhaz, from Latin Volcae — wet, damp.
گل (Ottoman Turkish): rose
Ancestry of “گل”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | گل | rose; flower; the core of a watermelon |
| 2 | French | gaule | pole; fishing pole; boner |
| 3 | Middle French | gaule | — |
| 4 | Old French | gaule | — |
| 5 | Frankish | Walhaland | Gaul, Land of the Romans, foreigners |
| 6 | Frankish | Walha | foreigners, Romans, Celts |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | walhaz | foreigner, non-Germanic person |
| 8 | Latin | Volcae | a Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic... |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | wolkos | hawk |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | welg- | wet, damp |