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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

  1. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic...

Ancestry of “pusang gala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloggalawandering around; travelling around
2Spanishgalafeminine singular of galo; gala; elegant dress,...
3Old Spanishgala—
4Old Frenchgalepomp; show; festivity; mirth; rejoicing
5Old Frenchgalerto rub; to scratch; to have fun; to enjoy oneself
6Old Frenchgalle—
7Latingallathe oak apple, gall-nut; a harsh, sour kind of...
8Gaulishgallāvessel
9Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
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