Where does “auksakalys” come from?

auksakalys (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian kalti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kálˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European kolh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

auksakalys (Lithuanian): goldsmith

Definitions

  1. goldsmith

Ancestry of “auksakalys”, step by step

auksakalys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian kalti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniankaltito hammer, to strike; to forge, to hammer; to...
2Proto-Balto-Slavickálˀteito forge (ambitransitive)
3Proto-Indo-Europeankolh₂-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

via Lithuanian áuksas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianáuksasgold
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éh₂usomglow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ews-dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kolh₂- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kálˀtei →