Where does “галу́шка” come from?
галу́шка (Ukrainian) comes from Polish gałuszka, from Polish gałka, from Polish gała, from French gala, from Spanish gala, from Old Spanish gala, from Old French gale, from Old French galer — to flourish; green, yellow.
Ancestry of “галу́шка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | gałuszka | — |
| 2 | Polish | gałka | knob; scoop; control knob, dial |
| 3 | Polish | gała | — |
| 4 | French | gala | third-person singular past historic of galer |
| 5 | Spanish | gala | feminine singular of galo; gala; elegant dress,... |
| 6 | Old Spanish | gala | — |
| 7 | Old French | gale | pomp; show; festivity; mirth; rejoicing |
| 8 | Old French | galer | to rub; to scratch; to have fun; to enjoy oneself |
| 9 | Old French | galle | — |
| 10 | Latin | galla | the oak apple, gall-nut; a harsh, sour kind of... |
| 11 | Gaulish | gallā | vessel |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | gallǭ | gall, bile |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |
Words derived from “галу́шка”