Where does “chan” come from?

chan (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese chão, from Latin plānus, from Ancient Greek πλάνος, from Ancient Greek πλανάω, from Proto-Indo-European pl-néh₂-ti.

chan (Galician): floor; ground; plateau

Definitions

  1. floor; ground; plateau

Ancestry of “chan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesechãoground, floor; flatland, plain; flat, smooth
2Latinplānuslevel, flat, even
3Ancient Greekπλάνοςwandering
4Ancient Greekπλανάωto make to wander, lead wandering about; to lead...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl-néh₂-ti—

Words derived from “chan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl-néh₂-ti →Every word from Ancient Greek πλανάω →Every word from Ancient Greek πλάνος →