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Where does “chau” come from?

chau (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese tchau, from Italian ciao, from Venetian ciao, from Venetian s-ciao, from Medieval Latin sclavus, from Ancient Greek Σκλάβος, from Ancient Greek Σκλαβηνός, from Proto-Slavic slověninъ — to cover; to incline.

chau (Portuguese): Alternative form of tchau

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of tchau

Ancestry of “chau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetchaugoodbye
2Italianciaohello!; goodbye!
3Venetianciaohello, goodbye, your servant; hullo, goodbye;...
4Venetians-ciaoservant, slave; slave
5Medieval LatinsclavusSlav, slave; slave
6Ancient GreekΣκλάβοςSlav
7Ancient GreekΣκλαβηνός—
8Proto-SlavicslověninъSlav
9Proto-Slavicslovoword
10Proto-Balto-Slavicślawas—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱléwosfame
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
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