Where does “צ׳ולנט” come from?
צ׳ולנט (Hebrew) comes from Yiddish טשאָלנט, from Old French chalant, from Old French chaloir, from Old French chaleir, from Latin calēre, from Proto-Italic kalēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
צ׳ולנט (Hebrew): cholent
Ancestry of “צ׳ולנט”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | טשאָלנט | cholent, a sabbath stew |
| 2 | Old French | chalant | — |
| 3 | Old French | chaloir | to heat; to bother, to concern |
| 4 | Old French | chaleir | Alternative form of chaloir |
| 5 | Latin | calēre | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kalēō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |