Where does “Kral” come from?

Kral (English) comes from Slovak Kráľ, from Slovak kráľ, from Proto-Slavic korľь, from Old High German karl, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

Ancestry of “Kral”, step by step

Kral traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovak Kráľ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SlovakKráľking
2Slovakkráľking
3Proto-Slavickorľьking
4Old High Germankarlman
5Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
6Proto-Germanickaraz—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Czech Král

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechKrálking

via Serbo-Croatian kralj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankraljking
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →