Where does “celeņš” come from?

celeņš (Latgalian) comes from Latgalian ceļš, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kel-, from Proto-Indo-European kelH- — to rise, to be tall; hill.

Ancestry of “celeņš”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latgalianceļšroad, way
2Proto-Balto-Slavickel-—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeankelH-to rise, to be tall; hill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kel- →Every word from Latgalian ceļš →