Where does “Gălătar” come from?

Gălătar (Romanian) comes from Romanian găletar, from Romanian găleată, from Vulgar Latin galleta, from Latin galla, from Gaulish gallā, from Proto-Germanic gallǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

Ancestry of “Gălătar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniangăletarbucketmaker
2Romaniangăleatăbucket, pail; bucketful, pailful
3Vulgar Latingalletajug, bucket, pail
4Latingallathe oak apple, gall-nut; a harsh, sour kind of...
5Gaulishgallāvessel
6Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
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