choker (piece of jewelry worn close to the throat) · clerical collar; dog collar
çekim: çoğul alzacuellos
eş: cuello, sobrecuello, collarín
köken: Verb-object compound, composed of alza (“to raise”) + cuello (“neck”). Calque of Middle French housecol, houchecol (modern French hausse-col). First attested in 1580.
köken: präst (“priest”) + krage (“collar”). The botanical sense due to its similarity with a ruff, worn by Swedish priests until the 17th century. Cf. Norwegian Nynorsk prestekrage. False friend of Danish præstekrave.
köken: Etymology tree French collier Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Middle French -et French -etder. French -ette French collerettebor. Polish koloratka Borrowed from French collerette.