Where does “kalker” come from?

kalker (Old Swedish) comes from Old French calice, from Latin calix, from Ancient Greek κάλυξ, from Ancient Greek κύω, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- — to swell; to be strong.

Ancestry of “kalker”, step by step

kalker traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French calice

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	calice	chalice
2	Latin	calix	cup, chalice; cooking pot; small pipe
3	Ancient Greek	κάλυξ	Some kind of woman's ornament; A covering of a...
4	Ancient Greek	κύω	to conceive, become pregnant; to impregnate
5	Proto-Indo-European	ḱewh₁-	to swell; to be strong

via Middle Low German kalk

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle Low German	kalk	—
2	Old Saxon	kalk	chalk
3	Proto-Germanic	*kalk	—
4	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
5	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via French calcaire

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	calcaire	limestone; calcareous
2	Latin	calcārius	Of or pertaining to lime
3	Latin	-ārius	er
4	Proto-Italic	*-āzios	Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

Words derived from “kalker”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek κύω →Every word from Ancient Greek κάλυξ →