chum

chum · noun, verb¹

1. Welsh · derived fromcymrawd“fellow”
2. English todaychum

1675–85; of uncertain origin, possibly from cham, shortening of chambermate, or from comrade. Less likely from Welsh cymrawd (“fellow”), compare brawd (“brother”).

chum · noun, verb²

Originally American English, from the 1850s. Perhaps from Powhatan.

chum · noun³

1. Chinook Jargon · derived fromtzum“spotted, marked”
2. English todaychum

From Chinook Jargon tzum (“spotted, marked”), from Chinook.

chum · noun⁴

1. udm · derived fromчум“tent, shelter”
2. kpv · derived fromчум
3. Russian · derived fromчум
4. English todaychum

From Russian чум (čum), from Komi-Zyrian чум (ćum) and/or Udmurt чум (ćum, “tent, shelter”).

Chum · proper noun⁵

Borrowed from Czech.

Words from the same roots