Where does “chała” come from?

chała (Polish) comes from Yiddish חלה, from Hebrew חַלָּה — loaf.

chała (Polish): challah

Definitions

  1. challah

Ancestry of “chała”, step by step

chała traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish חלה

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishחלהchallah
2Hebrewחַלָּהloaf

via Proto-Slavic *xàla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*xàlasomething torn, shattered, worn-out

Words derived from “chała”

Every word from Hebrew חַלָּה →Every word from Yiddish חלה →