Where does “chocholouš” come from?

chocholouš (Czech) comes from Czech chochol, from Old Czech chochol, from Proto-Slavic xoxolъ — crest, topknot, tuft of hair or feathers.

chocholouš (Czech): any bird of genus Galerida, which belongs to family Alaudidae of larks

Definitions

  1. any bird of genus Galerida, which belongs to family Alaudidae of larks

Ancestry of “chocholouš”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechchocholcrest
2Old Czechchocholcrest
3Proto-Slavicxoxolъcrest, topknot, tuft of hair or feathers
Every word from Proto-Slavic xoxolъ →Every word from Old Czech chochol →Every word from Czech chochol →
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