Where does “kalju” come from?

kalju (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kallijo, from Proto-Germanic hallijǭ.

kalju (Estonian): cliff, rock; partitive plural of kali

Definitions

  1. cliff, rock; partitive plural of kali

Ancestry of “kalju”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finno-Ugric*kallijo—
2Proto-Germanichallijǭ—
Every word from Proto-Germanic hallijǭ →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kallijo →