Where does “galeș” come from?

galeș (Romanian) comes from Hungarian Gális, from Latin Gallus, from Latin pāvō, from Ancient Greek ταώς — peacock; type of fish.

galeș (Romanian): having a wistful look in the eyes

Definitions

  1. having a wistful look in the eyes

Ancestry of “galeș”, step by step

galeș traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian Gális

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianGális—
2LatinGallusAlternative letter-case form of gallus; Gaul;...
3Latinpāvōpeacock, peafowl; a bird associated with Argus and sacred to Hera or Juno; eaten as a delicacy
4Ancient Greekταώςpeacock; type of fish

via Bulgarian калеш

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianкалеш—

Words derived from “galeș”

Every word from Ancient Greek ταώς →Every word from Latin pāvō →Every word from Latin Gallus →