Where does “calash” come from?

calash (English) comes from French calèche, from Czech kolesa, from Proto-Slavic kȍlo, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

calash (English): Alternative form of calèche; A silk and whalebone...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of calèche; A silk and whalebone...

Ancestry of “calash”, step by step

calash traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French calèche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcalèchecalèche, carriage
2Czechkolesa—
3Proto-Slavickȍlowheel
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Albanian çalë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniançalëlame
2Albanianeand; also; Third-person singular accusative-case...
3Proto-Slavico(d)—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kȍlo →Every word from Czech kolesa →