Where does “kel” come from?

kel (Hungarian) comes from Bavarian Keel, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós.

kel (Hungarian): to get up, rise; to rise; to sprout, shoot, bud,...

Definitions

  1. to get up, rise; to rise; to sprout, shoot, bud,...

Ancestry of “kel”, step by step

kel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bavarian Keel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BavarianKeelSavoy cabbage
2Latincaulisdative plural of caulae; ablative plural of...
3Ancient Greekκαυλόςstem, stalk; shaft
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂ulós—

via Proto-Ugric kälä-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Ugrickälä-to rise, stand up

Words derived from “kel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós →Every word from Ancient Greek καυλός →Every word from Latin caulis →