Where does “kallas” come from?

kallas (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic kaldas, from Proto-Germanic halþaz, from Proto-Germanic halaną — to slope; be inclined.

kallas (Estonian): shore, seashore; bank, riverbank

Definitions

  1. shore, seashore; bank, riverbank

Ancestry of “kallas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickaldasbank (edge of river or lake)
2Proto-Germanichalþazsloping, inclined
3Proto-Germanichalanąto slope; be inclined
Every word from Proto-Germanic halaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic halþaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaldas →