Where does “kalvadosas” come from?

kalvadosas (Lithuanian) comes from French Calvados, from Latin calvus, from Proto-Italic kalowos, from Proto-Indo-European klh₂wós — bald.

kalvadosas (Lithuanian): calvados

Definitions

  1. calvados

Ancestry of “kalvadosas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchCalvadoscalvados
2Latincalvusbald, hairless
3Proto-Italickalowos
4Proto-Indo-Europeanklh₂wósbald
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klh₂wósEvery word from Proto-Italic kalowosEvery word from Latin calvus