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-Slavickȃlъdirt
2Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂losdark

Words derived from “калъ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂los →Every word from Proto-Slavic kȃlъ →