Where does “chachoł” come from?

chachoł (Polish) comes from Russian хохо́л, from Proto-Slavic xoxolъ — crest, topknot, tuft of hair or feathers.

chachoł (Polish): khokhol

Definitions

  1. khokhol

Ancestry of “chachoł”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianхохо́лkhokhol; crest; Ukrainian
2Proto-Slavicxoxolъcrest, topknot, tuft of hair or feathers
Every word from Proto-Slavic xoxolъ →Every word from Russian хохо́л →
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