Where does “캘거리” come from?

캘거리 (Korean) comes from English Calgary, from Scottish Gaelic cala, from Old Irish calad, from Proto-Celtic kaletos, from Proto-Indo-European kal- — hard; beautiful; handsome.

Ancestry of “캘거리”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCalgary
2Scottish Gaeliccalaharbour
3Old Irishcaladshore, port, landing-place; land
4Proto-Celtickaletoshard
5Proto-Indo-Europeankal-hard; beautiful; handsome
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kal-Every word from Proto-Celtic kaletosEvery word from Old Irish calad