Where does “cultus” come from?

cultus (Chinook Jargon) comes from Lithuanian kaltas, from Proto-Indo-European sḱel-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

cultus (Chinook Jargon): worthless

Definitions

  1. worthless

Ancestry of “cultus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniankaltasguilty
2Proto-Indo-Europeansḱel-to be obligated, owe
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱel- →Every word from Lithuanian kaltas →