Where does “kalnagūbris” come from?
kalnagūbris (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian kalnas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kalˀnas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- — to freeze.
kalnagūbris (Lithuanian): mountain range; sierra
Ancestry of “kalnagūbris”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Lithuanian | kalnas | hill, mountain; heap, mountain |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | kalˀnas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelH- | to freeze |