Where does “kallë” come from?

kallë (Albanian) comes from Albanian kall, from Proto-Albanian kapna, from Hungarian kap, from Hungarian körül, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kere — circle, ring, hoop, tire.

Ancestry of “kallë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniankallto stick (on, into), put (up), thrust, instigate
2Proto-Albaniankapnaincense
3Hungariankapto get, to receive; to snatch, to grab; to find
4Hungariankörülaround, near; about, around
5Proto-Finno-Ugrickerecircle, ring, hoop, tire

Words derived from “kallë”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kere →Every word from Hungarian körül →Every word from Hungarian kap →