Etymology Explorer
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Where does “colcha” come from?
colcha (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin culcita, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
Ancestry of “colcha”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
culcita
mattress, pillow, cushion
2
Proto-Indo-European
kʷel-
to turn
Words derived from “colcha”
colcha
colcha
colchón
colchão
colchoaria
colchonete
koltxon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →
Every word from Latin culcita →