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Where does “kalyon” come from?

kalyon (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قالیون, from Arabic غليون, from Italian galeone, from Italian galea, from Latin galea, from Ancient Greek γαλέη, from Proto-Indo-European glī-, from English glio-.

kalyon (Turkish): galleon

Definitions

  1. galleon

Ancestry of “kalyon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقالیون—
2Arabicغليونgalleon; pipe; pipe
3Italiangaleonegalleon
4Italiangaleagalley; helmet
5Latingaleaa helmet; vocative singular of galea; ablative...
6Ancient Greekγαλέηname given to various animals of the Mustelidae...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanglī-mous
8Englishglio-Gliomatous; Glial; Embedded in a gelatinous...
9Ancient Greekγλίαglue
10Proto-Indo-European*gley-—

Words derived from “kalyon”

  • galiongee
  • kalyoncu
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gley- →