Where does “Chou” come from?

Chou is an English word derived from Chinese Zhōu, whose original meaning remains unknown.

Chou (English): A common Chinese surname

Definitions

  1. A common Chinese surname

Ancestry of “Chou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchoucabbage; baby, darling, sweetheart; cute,...
2Old Frenchchous—
3Latincaulisdative plural of caulae; ablative plural of...
4Ancient Greekκαυλόςstem, stalk; shaft
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂ulós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós →Every word from Ancient Greek καυλός →Every word from Latin caulis →