Where does “chaval” come from?

chaval (Romansch) comes from Late Latin caballus, from Latin caballus, from Proto-Celtic kaballos — horse.

chaval (Romansch): horse

Definitions

  1. horse

Ancestry of “chaval”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincaballushorse
2Latincaballushorse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack
3Proto-Celtickaballoshorse
Every word from Proto-Celtic kaballos →Every word from Latin caballus →Every word from Late Latin caballus →