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Where does “калъ” come from?

калъ (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic kȃlъ, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂los — dark.

калъ (Old East Slavic): mud, muddy puddle, scum, sewage

Definitions

  1. mud, muddy puddle, scum, sewage

Ancestry of “калъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickȃlъ—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂losdark

Words derived from “калъ”

  • кал
  • калам
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂los →