Where does “Südliche Kalkalpen” come from?

Südliche Kalkalpen (German) comes from German Kalkalpen, from German kalk, from Middle High German kalc, from Old High German calc, from Proto-Germanic *kalk, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Südliche Kalkalpen (German): Southern Limestone Alps

Definitions

  1. Southern Limestone Alps

Ancestry of “Südliche Kalkalpen”, step by step

Südliche Kalkalpen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kalkalpen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKalkalpen—
2Germankalksecond-person singular imperative of kalken
3Middle High Germankalc—
4Old High Germancalc—
5Proto-Germanic*kalk—
6Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
7Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via German südlich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansüdlichsouth, southern
2German-lichan adjectival suffix; an adverbial suffix
3Middle High German-lich-ly
4Old High German-līh—
5Proto-Germanic*-līk—
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin calx →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kalk →