. . . "Historians formerly believed it was Celtic, related to many similar place names found across Europe such as Gala??i (Romania), Galatia (Turkey), Gaul (France) and Galicia (Spain).[citation needed] Another version postulates hals\", \"salt, at the root of Halych, as the salt trade was a substantial economic factor in the medieval history of Halych.[citation needed] Max Vasmer and modern S" .