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Where does “pakalt” come from?

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

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

Definitions

  1. to forge; to hammer; to chisel

Ancestry of “pakalt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviankaltto forge; to hammer; to chisel
2Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet
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