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Where does “choza” come from?

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

choza (Galician): hut; barn

Definitions

  1. hut; barn

Ancestry of “choza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesechoça—
2Medieval Latincloccabell; travelers' cape, literally “a bell”, so...
3Old Irishclocbell; clock
4Proto-Celticklokkosbell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanklēg-—

Words derived from “choza”

  • choza
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klēg- →