Where does “Kallek” come from?

Kallek (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German kalk, from Proto-West Germanic *kalk, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Kallek (Luxembourgish): lime, limestone

Definitions

  1. lime, limestone

Ancestry of “Kallek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankalklime inorganic material containing calcium
2Proto-West Germanic*kalklime, limestone
3Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
4Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin calxEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *kalk
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