Where does “hal” come from?
hal (Polish) comes from Polish hala, from French halle, from Middle French halle, from Old French hale, from Frankish hallu, from Finnish halu, from Finnish halata, from Proto-Germanic halōną — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
hal (Polish): genitive plural of hala
Ancestry of “hal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | hala | hall, concourse; mountain meadow in the Alpine... |
| 2 | French | halle | hall; covered market or similar building |
| 3 | Middle French | halle | — |
| 4 | Old French | hale | — |
| 5 | Frankish | hallu | large room, hall; hall |
| 6 | Finnish | halu | desire; urge, itch |
| 7 | Finnish | halata | to hug, embrace; to want |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | halōną | to call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |