Where does “chal” come from?

chal (Cornish) comes from English jowl, from Middle English jollen — to stagger, knock, batter.

chal (Cornish): jaw, jowl

Definitions

  1. jaw, jowl

Ancestry of “chal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishjowlthe jaw, jawbone; especially one of the lateral...
2Middle Englishjollento stagger, knock, batter
Every word from Middle English jollen →Every word from English jowl →
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