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

Definitions

  1. Negro, nigger

Ancestry of “galjan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiangaoblack, dark; dark fur
2Middle Dutchgants—
3Old High Germangansgoose
4Proto-West Germanicgansgoose
5Proto-Germanicgansgoose
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰans-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰans- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gans →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gans →