Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian <span class="searchmatch">𒍑𒆪</span> (gala, “lamentation priest”) <span class="searchmatch">𒍑𒆪</span> • (GALA) Sumerogram of kalûm (“lamentation priest”) <span class="searchmatch">𒍑𒆪</span> • (gala) lamentation singer/priest...
Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 610. From Sumerian <span class="searchmatch">𒍑𒆪</span> (gala), cognate to Akkadian <span class="searchmatch">𒍑𒆪</span> (kalû). A connection to the similar Phrygian and Roman priests...