Where does “Galler” come from?
Galler (Turkish) comes from French pays de Galles, from French dé, from Middle French de, from Old French dé, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
Ancestry of “Galler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pays de Galles | — |
| 2 | French | dé | die; diced slice; thimble |
| 3 | Middle French | de | of; from |
| 4 | Old French | dé | die |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |