Where does “король” come from?

король (Kyrgyz) comes from Russian коро́ль, from Old East Slavic король, from Proto-Slavic korľь, from Old High German karl, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

король (Kyrgyz): king

Definitions

  1. king

Ancestry of “король”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкоро́льking
2Old East Slavicкорольking
3Proto-Slavickorľьking
4Old High Germankarlman
5Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
6Proto-Germanickaraz—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic karaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic karilaz →