Where does “καλοσύνη” come from?
καλοσύνη (Greek) comes from Greek καλός, from Ancient Greek κᾰλός, from Proto-Indo-European kal-wo-s, from Proto-Indo-European kal- — hard; beautiful; handsome.
καλοσύνη (Greek): kindness, charity
Ancestry of “καλοσύνη”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | καλός | good; nice, likeable; the good man |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κᾰλός | beautiful, morally beautiful, of good quality;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kal-wo-s | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kal- | hard; beautiful; handsome |