Where does “Gülağaç” come from?
Gülağaç (Turkish) comes from Turkish gül, from Ottoman Turkish گل, from Persian گل, from French gaule, from Middle French gaule, from Old French gaule, from Frankish Walhaland, from Frankish Walha — wet, damp.
Ancestry of “Gülağaç”, step by step
Gülağaç traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish gül
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | gül | rose; second-person singular imperative of gülmek |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | گل | rose |
| 3 | Persian | گل | rose; flower; the core of a watermelon |
| 4 | French | gaule | pole; fishing pole; boner |
| 5 | Middle French | gaule | Gaul (former name of France) |
| 6 | Old French | gaule | — |
| 7 | Frankish | Walhaland | Gaul, Land of the Romans, foreigners |
| 8 | Frankish | Walha | foreigners, Romans, Celts |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | walhaz | foreigner, non-Germanic person |
| 10 | Latin | Volcae | a Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic... |
| 11 | Proto-Celtic | wolkos | hawk |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | welg- | wet, damp |