Where does “chan” come from?
chan (Portuguese) comes from English Chan, from English Channel, from English chainwale, from English wale, from Middle English wāle, from Old English wealh, from Old English īeġ, from Proto-West Germanic auwju — water.
chan (Portuguese): chan, imageboard
Definitions
- chan, imageboard
Ancestry of “chan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Chan | Zen Buddhism |
| 2 | English | Channel | The hollow bed of running waters; also the bed of the sea or other body of water |
| 3 | English | chainwale | Obsolete spelling of channel |
| 4 | English | wale | A ridge or low barrier; A raised rib in knit... |
| 5 | Middle English | wāle | An outsider; a guest; one from an unfamiliar land |
| 6 | Old English | wealh | foreigner; Briton or Welshman; slave |
| 7 | Old English | īeġ | island |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | auwju | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | awjō | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | agwjō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |