Where does “قالة” come from?

قالة (Arabic) comes from Russian кал, from Old East Slavic калъ, from Proto-Slavic kȃlъ, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂los — dark.

قالة (Arabic): gossip, chit-chat

Definitions

  1. gossip, chit-chat

Ancestry of “قالة”, step by step

قالة traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian кал

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкалdung, excrement, feces, poo; cal, calorie
2Old East Slavicкалъmud, muddy puddle, scum, sewage
3Proto-Slavickȃlъdirt
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂losdark

via Arabic قَالَ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقَالَto say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂los →Every word from Proto-Slavic kȃlъ →Every word from Old East Slavic калъ →