Where does “ҫула” come from?

ҫула (Chuvash) comes from Chuvash ҫу, from Proto-Turkic yāg — fat, butter, lard, thick.

ҫула (Chuvash): to lick

Definitions

  1. to lick

Ancestry of “ҫула”, step by step

ҫула traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Chuvash ҫу

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chuvashҫуoil, butter, fat
2Proto-Turkicyāgfat, butter, lard, thick

via Proto-Turkic *yālga-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkic*yālga-to lick

via Chuvash ла

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chuvashла—
Every word from Proto-Turkic yāg →Every word from Chuvash ҫу →