Where does “gestakalbis” come from?

gestakalbis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian kalba, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

gestakalbis (Lithuanian): sign language-using

Definitions

  1. sign language-using

Ancestry of “gestakalbis”, step by step

gestakalbis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian kalba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniankalbalanguage; speech; vocative singular of kalba
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

via Lithuanian gèstas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniangèstas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Lithuanian kalba →