Where does “גאָלן” come from?
גאָלן (Yiddish) comes from Polish golić, from Proto-Slavic *goliti.
גאָלן (Yiddish): to shave
Ancestry of “גאָלן”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | golić | to shave |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | *goliti | — |
Words derived from “גאָלן”