Where does “kails” come from?

kails (Old Prussian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic kailas, from Proto-Indo-European kóylos — healthy, whole; safe, unharmed.

kails (Old Prussian): healthy

Definitions

  1. healthy

Ancestry of “kails”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavickailaswhole
2Proto-Indo-Europeankóyloshealthy, whole; safe, unharmed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kóylos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kailas →