Where does “chao” come from?
chao (Galician) comes from Italian ciao, from Venetian ciao, from Venetian s-ciao, from Medieval Latin sclavus, from Ancient Greek Σκλάβος, from Ancient Greek Σκλαβηνός, from Proto-Slavic slověninъ, from Proto-Slavic slovo — to cover; to incline.
chao (Galician): plain, plateau; ground. Alternative form of chan;...
Definitions
- plain, plateau; ground. Alternative form of chan;...
Ancestry of “chao”, step by step
chao traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian ciao
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | ciao | hello!; goodbye! |
| 2 | Venetian | ciao | hello, goodbye, your servant; hullo, goodbye;... |
| 3 | Venetian | s-ciao | servant, slave; slave |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | sclavus | Slav, slave; slave |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Σκλάβος | Slav |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Σκλαβηνός | Slavic |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | slověninъ | Slav |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | slovo | word |
| 9 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ślawas | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱléwos | fame |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
via Old Portuguese chão
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | chão | ground, floor; flatland, plain; flat, smooth |
| 2 | Latin | plānus | level, flat, even |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πλάνος | wandering |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλανάω | to make to wander, lead wandering about; to lead... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pl-néh₂-ti | — |