Where does “choça” come from?

choça (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese choça, from Medieval Latin clocca, from Old Irish cloc, from Proto-Celtic klokkos, from Proto-Indo-European klēg-.

choça (Portuguese): hut

Definitions

  1. hut

Ancestry of “choça”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesechoça
2Medieval Latincloccabell; travelers' cape, literally “a bell”, so...
3Old Irishclocbell; clock
4Proto-Celticklokkosbell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanklēg-

Words derived from “choça

Every word from Proto-Indo-European klēg-Every word from Proto-Celtic klokkosEvery word from Old Irish cloc
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