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Where does “kalt” come from?

kalt (Latvian) comes from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

kalt (Latvian): to forge; to hammer; to chisel

Definitions

  1. to forge; to hammer; to chisel

Ancestry of “kalt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

Words derived from “kalt”

  • pakalt
  • atkalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →