Where does “kalti” come from?

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

kalti (Lithuanian): to hammer, to strike; to forge, to hammer; to...

Definitions

  1. to hammer, to strike; to forge, to hammer; to...

Ancestry of “kalti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavickálˀteito forge (ambitransitive)
2Proto-Indo-Europeankolh₂-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

Words derived from “kalti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kolh₂- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kálˀtei →