Where does “uzkalns” come from?

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

uzkalns (Latvian): hillock, hill, mound

Definitions

  1. hillock, hill, mound

Ancestry of “uzkalns”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviankalnsmountain, hill
2Proto-Balto-Slavickalˀnas—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱelH-to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kalˀnas →Every word from Latvian kalns →