Where does “Kalinin” come from?
Kalinin (English) comes from Russian Кали́нин, from Russian кали́на, from Proto-Slavic kalina, from Proto-Slavic kȃlъ, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂los — dark.
Ancestry of “Kalinin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | Кали́нин | {{w|Mikhail Ivanovich Kalinin}} |
| 2 | Russian | кали́на | viburnum |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | kalina | snowball tree |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | kȃlъ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂los | dark |