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Where does “gil” come from?

gil (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic gylь.

gil (Polish): bullfinch, bird of genus "Pyrrhula"; or; snot

Definitions

  1. bullfinch, bird of genus "Pyrrhula"; or; snot

Ancestry of “gil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgylь—

Words derived from “gil”

  • Gil
  • Giel
  • Gilewicz
Every word from Proto-Slavic gylь →