Where does “газе́ль” come from?

газе́ль (Russian) comes from French gazelle, from Spanish gacela, from Spanish gacel, from Arabic غَزَال.

газе́ль (Russian): gazelle

Definitions

  1. gazelle

Ancestry of “газе́ль”, step by step

газе́ль traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French gazelle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgazellegazelle
2Spanishgacelagazelle
3Spanishgacelmale gazelle
4Arabicغَزَال—

via Arabic غَزَل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicغَزَلto display love to the loved one via speech, to...
Every word from Arabic غَزَال →Every word from Spanish gacel →Every word from Spanish gacela →