Where does “галон” come from?

галон (Serbo-Croatian) comes from English gallon, from Middle English gallon, from Norman galun, from Latin galum, from Vulgar Latin *galla, from Gaulish gallā, from Proto-Germanic gallǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

галон (Serbo-Croatian): gallon

Definitions

  1. gallon

Ancestry of “галон”, step by step

галон traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English gallon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgallonA unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints;...
2Middle Englishgallon—
3Normangalun—
4Latingalum—
5Vulgar Latin*galla—
6Gaulishgallāvessel
7Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via French galon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgalonbraid; stripe
2FrenchgalonnerTo braid, galloon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gallǭ →Every word from Gaulish gallā →