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GalaEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
Clipping of Galashiels.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗GalaEnglish (en) · Etymology 3Source text
From Turkish Gala.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗galaEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
From French gala, or directly from that word's etymon, which is either Italian gala, or Spanish gala, both meaning "festive occasion", and derived from Old French gale (“rejoicing”). (The French word likely kept the final -a to avoid homophony with gale (“scabies”).) Ultimately cognate to gallant and hence probably from Frankish *wala (“good, well”).
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗galaEnglish (en) · Etymology 2Source text
Learned borrowing from Sumerian 𒍑𒆪 (gala), related to Akkadian 𒍑𒆪 (kalû). A connection to the similar Phrygian and Roman priests of Cybele called gallae or galli has been suggested, but evidence is lacking.
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