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Etymology of Chełm

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kelH-? Proto-Indo-European *kl̥Hmos Proto-Germanic *hulmazder. Proto-Slavic *xъ̃lmъ Old Polish Chełm Polish Chełmubor. English Chełm Unadapted borrowing from Polish Chełm.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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A number of places in Poland, including · A city and county in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland.

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kelH-? Proto-Indo-European *kl̥Hmos Proto-Germanic *hulmazder. Proto-Slavic *xъ̃lmъ Old Polish Chełm Polish Chełmubor. English Chełm Unadapted borrowing from Polish Chełm.

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