Where does “choza” come from?
choza (Spanish) comes from Galician choza, from Old Portuguese choça, from Medieval Latin clocca, from Old Irish cloc, from Proto-Celtic klokkos, from Proto-Indo-European klēg-.
choza (Spanish): hut, shack
Ancestry of “choza”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Galician | choza | hut; barn |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | choça | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | clocca | bell; travelers' cape, literally “a bell”, so... |
| 4 | Old Irish | cloc | bell; clock |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | klokkos | bell |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | klēg- | — |