Where does “hali” come from?

hali (Romanian) comes from Romani khal — to eat.

hali (Romanian): to eat rapidly, in excess

Definitions

  1. to eat rapidly, in excess

Ancestry of “hali”, step by step

hali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romani khal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanikhalto eat

via Romani xal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanixalto eat; he/she eats

Words derived from “hali

Every word from Romani khal