Where does “galargan” come from?
galargan (Welsh) comes from Welsh cân, from English can, from Spanish can, from Latin Canis, from Ancient Greek δρόμος, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
galargan (Welsh): elegy, dirge, lament
Definitions
- elegy, dirge, lament
Ancestry of “galargan”, step by step
galargan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Welsh cân
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | cân | song; inflection of canu: ## third-person... |
| 2 | English | can | To know how to; to be able to; May; to be... |
| 3 | Spanish | can | dog, hound |
| 4 | Latin | Canis | a dog, a hound animal |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δρόμος | race, running; racetrack; course, path |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |
via Welsh galar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | galar | mourning, grief, sorrow, lament |