Where does “pusang gala” come from?
pusang gala (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog gala, from Spanish gala, from Old Spanish gala, from Old French gale, from Old French galer, from Old French galle, from Latin galla, from Gaulish gallā — to flourish; green, yellow.
pusang gala (Tagalog): Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic...
Definitions
- Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic...
Ancestry of “pusang gala”, step by step
pusang gala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog gala
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | gala | wandering around; travelling around |
| 2 | Spanish | gala | feminine singular of galo; gala; elegant dress,... |
| 3 | Old Spanish | gala | — |
| 4 | Old French | gale | pomp; show; festivity; mirth; rejoicing |
| 5 | Old French | galer | to rub; to scratch; to have fun; to enjoy oneself |
| 6 | Old French | galle | — |
| 7 | Latin | galla | the oak apple, gall-nut; a harsh, sour kind of... |
| 8 | Gaulish | gallā | vessel |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | gallǭ | gall, bile |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |
via Tagalog pusa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | pusa | cat |