Where does “Cholewa” come from?

Cholewa (English) comes from Polish cholewa, from Old Polish cholewa, from Proto-Slavic *xoľeva — boot?, bootleg?.

Ancestry of “Cholewa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishcholewabootleg
2Old Polishcholewasole
3Proto-Slavic*xoľevaboot?, bootleg?
Every word from Proto-Slavic *xoľeva →Every word from Old Polish cholewa →Every word from Polish cholewa →