Where does “chelșugel” come from?
chelșugel (Romanian) comes from Romanian chelșug, from Hungarian költség, from Hungarian költ, from Hungarian kel, from Bavarian Keel, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós.
Ancestry of “chelșugel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | chelșug | money to spend |
| 2 | Hungarian | költség | expense, expenditure, cost |
| 3 | Hungarian | költ | to awaken, to wake up, to rouse; to breed, to... |
| 4 | Hungarian | kel | to get up, rise; to rise; to sprout, shoot, bud,... |
| 5 | Bavarian | Keel | Savoy cabbage |
| 6 | Latin | caulis | dative plural of caulae; ablative plural of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | καυλός | stem, stalk; shaft |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂ulós | — |