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
Ancestry of “చాలా”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Telugu | చాలు | To suffice, to be enough or sufficient;... |
| 2 | Old English | cāl | — |
| 3 | Latin | caulis | dative plural of caulae; ablative plural of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | καυλός | stem, stalk; shaft |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂ulós | — |