Where does “kale” come from?

kale (Basque) comes from Latin callis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

kale (Basque): street

Definitions

  1. street

Ancestry of “kale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincallispath; rough, stony track
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Latin callis →