English
Halych
Halych comes from Ukrainian Га́лич, from Proto-Slavic *galъka ‘jackdaw’, and ultimately from *galъ ‘dark, murky’.
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*galъ‘dark, murky’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavic, derivedc. 400–900 CE*galъkaas *galica‘jackdaw’reconstructed
- Old East SlavicmodernГаличь
- UkrainianmodernГа́личHályč
- EnglishtodayHalych
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*galъ‘dark, murky’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavic, derivedc. 400–900 CE*galъkaas *galica‘jackdaw’reconstructed
- Old East SlavicmodernГаличь
- UkrainianmodernГа́личHályč
- EnglishtodayHalych
Every English word from Proto-Slavic *galъ
Today it means
name A city, the administrative centre of Halych urban hromada, Ivano-Frankivsk Raion, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine, first mentioned in CE 290.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Slavic *galъ / Halych