Where does “galjan” come from?
galjan (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian gao, from Middle Dutch gants, from Old High German gans, from Proto-West Germanic gans, from Proto-Germanic gans, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰans-.
galjan (Serbo-Croatian): Negro, nigger
Ancestry of “galjan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | gao | black, dark; dark fur |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | gants | — |
| 3 | Old High German | gans | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gans | goose |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gans | goose |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰans- | — |