Where does “koltxon” come from?

koltxon (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese colchão, from Portuguese colcha, from Old Portuguese colcha, from Latin culcita, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

koltxon (Kabuverdianu): mattress

Definitions

  1. mattress

Ancestry of “koltxon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecolchãomattress
2Portuguesecolchaquilt
3Old Portuguesecolcha—
4Latinculcitamattress, pillow, cushion
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Latin culcita →Every word from Old Portuguese colcha →