Where does “chocalho” come from?

chocalho (English) comes from Portuguese chocalho, from Portuguese choça, from Old Portuguese choça, from Medieval Latin clocca, from Old Irish cloc, from Proto-Celtic klokkos, from Proto-Indo-European klēg-.

chocalho (English): A shaker

Definitions

  1. A shaker

Ancestry of “chocalho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesechocalhobell, cowbell a small bell worn by cows and other animals
2Portuguesechoçahut
3Old Portuguesechoça—
4Medieval Latincloccabell; travelers' cape, literally “a bell”, so...
5Old Irishclocbell; clock
6Proto-Celticklokkosbell
7Proto-Indo-Europeanklēg-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klēg- →Every word from Proto-Celtic klokkos →Every word from Old Irish cloc →