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Where does “kalns” come from?

kalns (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic kalˀnas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- — to freeze.

kalns (Latvian): mountain, hill

Definitions

  1. mountain, hill

Ancestry of “kalns”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavickalˀnas—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱelH-to freeze

Words derived from “kalns”

  • kalnup
  • kalnains
  • melnkalnietis
  • Kalniņš
  • Melnkalne
  • melnkalniete
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- →