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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/galъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

Uncertain. Sparsely attested, mainly in toponyms and derived terms.

If the color association is derived from the name of the jay, jackdow bird (and not vice versa), it is possible that the root is of onomatopoeic nature, related to Proto-Slavic *gavati (to bark), Proto-Slavic *gajati (to croak), Proto-Slavic *gakati (to caw). Compare regional Proto-Slavic *gaga (jay).

Adjective

*galъ

  1. dark, murky, swarty
  2. black (for animals, places)
    Synonym: *vornъ

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *gaľa (black fem. animal (sheep, hen, bitch))
  • *galica (chough)
  • *galъka (jackdaw)
  • *galębъ, *galǫbъ (gull)
  • *galovъ (dark, murky)

See also

Colors in Proto-Slavic · *mȃsti (layout · text)
     *bělъ
(of animals) *bronъ
     *sivъ, *śěrъ, *śědъ      *čьrnъ, *smaglъ/*smǫglъ
(of animals) *vornъ, *galъ
             *čьrvenъ, *ryďь, *ruměnъ              *rudъ, *granivъ; *smědъ,
(of animals) *gnědъ
             *žьltъ
(of animals) *solvъ; *polvъ
             *zelenъ              *zelenъ, *grěnъ             
                          *polvъ              *siňь; *modrъ
             *slivъ              *bagrъ             

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Ukrainian: галь (halʹ, herd of jays) (dialectal)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic: галъ (galŭ)
    • Bulgarian: гал m (gal, jackdaw)
      • Bulgarian: Галиче (Galiče), Галатски рид (Galatski rid), Галовo (Galovo), Галова падина (Galova padina) (toponyms)
    • Macedonian: гал (gal) (dialectal)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic: га̏о, га̑л (dialectal, dated)
      Latin: gȁo, gȃl (dialectal, dated)
      Serbo-Croatian: gala (bird with black coloration) (Croatian, archaic)
    • Slovene: gàl
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: gał (pitch) (dialectal)

Further reading

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