Where does “dzelzceļš” come from?

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

dzelzceļš (Latvian): railway

Definitions

  1. railway

Ancestry of “dzelzceļš”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianceļšroad, way
2Proto-Balto-Slavickel-—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeankelH-to rise, to be tall; hill

Words derived from “dzelzceļš”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kel- →Every word from Latvian ceļš →