Where does “kalla” come from?

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

kalla (Albanian): slander, calumny

Definitions

  1. slander, calumny

Ancestry of “kalla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniankallë—
2Albaniankallto stick (on, into), put (up), thrust, instigate
3Proto-Albaniankapnaincense
4Hungariankapto get, to receive; to snatch, to grab; to find
5Hungariankörülaround, near; about, around
6Proto-Finno-Ugrickerecircle, ring, hoop, tire
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kere →Every word from Hungarian körül →Every word from Hungarian kap →