Where does “kalk” come from?
kalk (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian kalti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kálˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European kolh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.
kalk (Lithuanian): second-person singular imperative of kalti
Definitions
- second-person singular imperative of kalti
Ancestry of “kalk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Lithuanian | kalti | to hammer, to strike; to forge, to hammer; to... |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | kálˀtei | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kolh₂- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₂- | to beat; to break |