Where does “ちゃんころ” come from?

ちゃんころ (Japanese) comes from Japanese ころ, from Old Japanese ころ, from Proto-Japonic kərə, from Persian کره, from Arabic كره, from Arabic كُرَة, from Old Persian 𐎹𐎢𐎴, from Ancient Greek Ἴων — Ionian.

ちゃんころ (Japanese): money

Definitions

  1. money

Ancestry of “ちゃんころ”, step by step

ちゃんころ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese ころ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseころtime in, on, at, at that time, around, about, approximately
2Old Japaneseころ—
3Proto-Japonickərətime; season
4Persianکرهbutter; colt, foal; globe, sphere
5Arabicكرهto be disgusted, to feel disgust; to detest, to...
6Arabicكُرَةball; a ball, a mass, a clump; a ball, a mass, a...
7Old Persian𐎹𐎢𐎴Ionia
8Ancient GreekἼωνone of the Ionians; a native or inhabitant of...
9Ancient GreekἸᾱ́ϝωνIonian

via Japanese 銭

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese銭hundredth of a yen; one-thousandth of a kan
2Middle Chinese錢—
Every word from Ancient Greek Ἰᾱ́ϝων →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἴων →Every word from Old Persian 𐎹𐎢𐎴 →