Where does “Skala” come from?

Skala (German) comes from Italian scala, from Byzantine Greek σκάλα, from Latin scāla, from Latin scandere, from Latin scandō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- — to jump up, ascend.

Skala (German): scale, gamut; gamut

Definitions

scale, gamut; gamut

Ancestry of “Skala”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	scala	ladder; stair; scale
2	Byzantine Greek	σκάλα	—
3	Latin	scāla	ladder
4	Latin	scandere	third-person plural perfect active indicative of...
5	Latin	scandō	to climb, ascend, mount
6	Proto-Indo-European	sḱend-	to jump up, ascend

Words derived from “Skala”

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Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- →