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 *gavati (“to bark”), *gajati (“to croak”), *gakati (“to caw”). Compare regional *gaga (“jay”).
*galъ
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | *galъ | *gala | *galo |
genitive | *gala | *galy | *gala |
dative | *galu | *galě | *galu |
accusative | *galъ | *galǫ | *galo |
instrumental | *galomь | *galojǫ | *galomь |
locative | *galě | *galě | *galě |
vocative | *gale | *galo | *galo |
dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | *gala | *galě | *galě |
genitive | *galu | *galu | *galu |
dative | *galoma | *galama | *galoma |
accusative | *gala | *galě | *galě |
instrumental | *galoma | *galama | *galoma |
locative | *galu | *galu | *galu |
vocative | *gala | *galě | *galě |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | *gali | *galy | *gala |
genitive | *galъ | *galъ | *galъ |
dative | *galomъ | *galamъ | *galomъ |
accusative | *galy | *galy | *gala |
instrumental | *galy | *galami | *galy |
locative | *galěxъ | *galaxъ | *galěxъ |
vocative | *gali | *galy | *gala |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | *galъjь | *galaja | *galoje |
genitive | *galajego | *galyję̇ | *galajego |
dative | *galujemu | *galěji | *galujemu |
accusative | *galъjь | *galǫjǫ | *galoje |
instrumental | *galyjimь | *galǫjǫ | *galyjimь |
locative | *galějemь | *galěji | *galějemь |
vocative | *galъjь | *galaja | *galoje |
dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | *galaja | *galěji | *galěji |
genitive | *galuju | *galuju | *galuju |
dative | *galyjima | *galyjima | *galyjima |
accusative | *galaja | *galěji | *galěji |
instrumental | *galyjima | *galyjima | *galyjima |
locative | *galuju | *galuju | *galuju |
vocative | *galaja | *galěji | *galěji |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | *galiji | *galyję̇ | *galaja |
genitive | *galъjixъ | *galъjixъ | *galъjixъ |
dative | *galyjimъ | *galyjimъ | *galyjimъ |
accusative | *galyję̇ | *galyję̇ | *galaja |
instrumental | *galyjimi | *galyjimi | *galyjimi |
locative | *galyjixъ | *galyjixъ | *galyjixъ |
vocative | *galiji | *galyję̇ | *galaja |
*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 |
From Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (“to shout, cry”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *galaną.
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