Where does “ghali” come from?
ghali (Swahili) comes from Arabic غال, from Latin Gallus, from Latin pāvō, from Ancient Greek ταώς — peacock; type of fish.
ghali (Swahili): expensive
Ancestry of “ghali”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | غال | expensive , dear, costly, precious; boiling,... |
| 2 | Latin | Gallus | Alternative letter-case form of gallus; Gaul;... |
| 3 | Latin | pāvō | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ταώς | peacock; type of fish |