chairlady

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱm̥-th₂der.?
4. Proto-Hellenic*kətá
5. Ancient Greekκατά (katá)
6. Proto-Indo-European*sed-
7. Proto-Indo-European*sedreh₂
8. Proto-Hellenic*hédrā
9. Ancient Greekἕδρα (hédra)
10. Ancient Greekκᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)
11. Latincathedra
12. Old Frenchchaiere
13. Middle Englishchayere
14. Englishchair
15. Proto-Indo-European*kʷel-der.?
16. Proto-Germanic*hlaibaz
17. Proto-West Germanic*hlaib
18. Old Englishhlāf
19. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeyǵʰ-
20. Proto-Germanic*daigijǭ
21. Old Englishdǣġe
22. Old Englishhlǣfdīġe
23. Middle Englishlady
24. Englishlady
25. English todaychairlady

From chair + lady.