Where does “Chollywood” come from?
Chollywood (Spanish) comes from Spanish Hollywood, from English Hollywood, from English Wood, from English Frog, from Portuguese froco, from Latin floccus, from Frankish flokko, from Proto-Germanic *flukkô — to fly, flow, run.
Chollywood (Spanish): the film industry of Peru
Definitions
- the film industry of Peru
Ancestry of “Chollywood”, step by step
Chollywood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish Hollywood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | Hollywood | — |
| 2 | English | Hollywood | Resembling or relating to the Hollywood movie... |
| 3 | English | Wood | An English topographic surname for someone who lived in or near a wood |
| 4 | English | Frog | Alternative form of frog |
| 5 | Portuguese | froco | flock |
| 6 | Latin | floccus | tuft, wisp of wool |
| 7 | Frankish | flokko | down, wool, flock |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *flukkô | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |