cham

Macanese

noun

Definitions

soil
ground

Etymology

Derived from Old Portuguese chão (ground, smooth, flat) derived from Latin plānum (level ground, a plain, plain, plain ground, flat surface).

Origin

Latin

plānum

Gloss

level ground, a plain, plain, plain ground, flat surface

Concept

Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

plane English
planum English
planus Latin
plānum Latin
Plan German
*pleh₂- Proto-Indo-European
plan Norwegian Bokmål
chão Portuguese
plain Old French
Chao Galician
chan Galician
chao Galician
plano Galician
chão Old Portuguese
Plangge Alemannic German