Where does “kalsa” come from?

kalsa (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese calçar, from Old Portuguese calçar, from Latin calceō, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

kalsa (Kabuverdianu): to shoe

Definitions

  1. to shoe

Ancestry of “kalsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecalçarto shoe
2Old Portuguesecalçar
3Latincalceōto shoe, furnish with shoes
4Latincalceusshoe
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ