Where does “kalnas” come from?

kalnas (Lithuanian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic kalˀnas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- — to freeze.

kalnas (Lithuanian): hill, mountain; heap, mountain

Definitions

  1. hill, mountain; heap, mountain

Ancestry of “kalnas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavickalˀnas
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱelH-to freeze

Words derived from “kalnas

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kalˀnas