Where does “калинка” come from?

калинка (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian калина, from Proto-Slavic kalina, from Proto-Slavic kȃlъ, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂los — dark.

калинка (Macedonian): pomegranate

Definitions

  1. pomegranate

Ancestry of “калинка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianкалинаwayfaring-tree
2Proto-Slavickalinasnowball tree
3Proto-Slavickȃlъdirt
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂losdark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂los →Every word from Proto-Slavic kȃlъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic kalina →