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Where does “галёрка” come from?

галёрка (Russian) comes from Russian галерея, from Dutch galerij, from French galerie, from Middle French gallerie, from Old French gallerie, from Medieval Latin galeria, from Latin galilea, from Latin Galilaea.

галёрка (Russian): gallery

Definitions

  1. gallery

Ancestry of “галёрка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianгалереяgallery
2Dutchgalerijcovered walkway around a building, a gallery
3Frenchgaleriegallery
4Middle Frenchgalleriea large room
5Old Frenchgalleriea long portico, a gallery
6Medieval Latingaleriagallery
7Latingalileachurch porch
8LatinGalilaeaGalilee
9Ancient GreekΓαλιλαίαGalilee
10Hebrewגָּלִיל—
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