Where does “gałowaty” come from?

gałowaty (Polish) comes from Polish gała, from French gala, from Spanish gala, from Old Spanish gala, from Old French gale, from Old French galer, from Old French galle, from Latin galla — to flourish; green, yellow.

gałowaty (Polish): having large, bulging eyes

Definitions

  1. having large, bulging eyes

Ancestry of “gałowaty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishgałafootball
2Frenchgalathird-person singular past historic of galer
3Spanishgalafeminine singular of galo; gala; elegant dress,...
4Old Spanishgala
5Old Frenchgalepomp; show; festivity; mirth; rejoicing
6Old Frenchgalerto rub; to scratch; to have fun; to enjoy oneself
7Old Frenchgalle
8Latingallathe oak apple, gall-nut; a harsh, sour kind of...
9Gaulishgallāvessel
10Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
11Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃-