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Where does “Hałas” come from?

Hałas (Polish) comes from Ukrainian галас, from Proto-Slavic galъ — dark, murky, swarty; black.

Ancestry of “Hałas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianгалас—
2Proto-Slavicgalъdark, murky, swarty; black
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