Where does “Góral” come from?

Góral (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic goraľь, from Proto-Slavic gorà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic garā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerH- — to express approval; praise; to elevate.

Góral (Polish): any person inhabiting mountainous or hilly terrain, particularly in southern Poland and northern Slovakia; a highlander, mountain dweller

Definitions

  1. any person inhabiting mountainous or hilly terrain, particularly in southern Poland and northern Slovakia; a highlander, mountain dweller

Ancestry of “Góral”, step by step

Góral traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic goraľь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgoraľьmountain dweller
2Proto-Slavicgoràmountain
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgarā́ˀmountain
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷerH-to express approval; praise; to elevate

via Slovak horal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakhoral—

Words derived from “Góral”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic garā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic gorà →