Where does “chelșug” come from?
chelșug (Romanian) comes from Hungarian költség, from Hungarian költ, from Hungarian kel, from Bavarian Keel, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós.
chelșug (Romanian): money to spend
Definitions
- money to spend
Ancestry of “chelșug”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | költség | expense, expenditure, cost |
| 2 | Hungarian | költ | to awaken, to wake up, to rouse; to breed, to... |
| 3 | Hungarian | kel | to get up, rise; to rise; to sprout, shoot, bud,... |
| 4 | Bavarian | Keel | Savoy cabbage |
| 5 | Latin | caulis | dative plural of caulae; ablative plural of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καυλός | stem, stalk; shaft |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂ulós | — |