Where does “చాలా” come from?

చాలా (Telugu) comes from Telugu చాలు, from Old English cāl, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós.

చాలా (Telugu): many

Definitions

  1. many

Ancestry of “చాలా”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguచాలుTo suffice, to be enough or sufficient;...
2Old Englishcālcabbage, kale, colewort
3Latincaulisdative plural of caulae; ablative plural of...
4Ancient Greekκαυλόςstem, stalk; shaft
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂ulós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós →Every word from Ancient Greek καυλός →Every word from Latin caulis →