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PWS
*gwl/*gyl - to move in circle, to turn, to dance
(Nöldeke 1904:43, Leslau 1958:16, DRS 108; Kogan 2015: 289)
Higher-level reconstruction высшего уровня
PC
*gyl
- to rejoice
(Kogan 2015: 289)
probably derived from PWS
*gwl/*gyl
‘to move in circle, to turn, to dance’
Words
Hebrew
gyl
- to form a circle
(Jastrow 238)
Arabic
ǯwl
- to go round
(Lane 488)
Tigre
gola
- to dance (and sing)
(WTS 591)
Tigre
goyla
- dance
(WTS 591)
Tigrinya
gʷayla
- a traditional dance beginning with the participants forming a circle
(TED 2352)
Jibbali
egtél
- to wander, tour around
(JL 80)