Where does “καλώ” come from?

καλώ (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek καλῶ, from Ancient Greek καλέω, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

καλώ (Greek): call, hail; summon, invite; dial, ring

Definitions

  1. call, hail; summon, invite; dial, ring

Ancestry of “καλώ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκαλῶinflection of καλέω : ## first-person singular...
2Ancient GreekκαλέωI call, summon; I call by name
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek καλέω →Every word from Ancient Greek καλῶ →