Where does “gila” come from?

gila (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese chila, from French quille, from Middle French quille, from Middle High German kegel, from Old High German kegil, from Proto-West Germanic *kagil — stake, pole, pile.

gila (Portuguese): Alternative form of chila

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of chila

Ancestry of “gila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortuguesechilaCucurbita ficifolia
2Frenchquilleskittle; pin, peg; demob
3Middle Frenchquille—
4Middle High Germankegel—
5Old High Germankegilpeg; cone, peg, wedge, nail; stake
6Proto-West Germanic*kagilstake, pole, pile
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *kagil →Every word from Old High German kegil →Every word from Middle High German kegel →