Where does “karãlius” come from?

karãlius (Lithuanian) comes from Old East Slavic король, from Proto-Slavic korľь, from Old High German karl, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

karãlius (Lithuanian): king

Definitions

  1. king

Ancestry of “karãlius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicкорольking
2Proto-Slavickorľьking
3Old High Germankarlman
4Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
5Proto-Germanickaraz
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “karãlius

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂-Every word from Proto-Germanic karazEvery word from Proto-Germanic karilaz
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