Where does “کلکوالى” come from?

کلکوالى (Pashto) comes from Pashto کلک, from Arabic كَلَك.

کلکوالى (Pashto): hardness; firmness; toughness

Definitions

  1. hardness; firmness; toughness

Ancestry of “کلکوالى”, step by step

کلکوالى traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pashto کلک

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pashtoکلکhard; tough; rigid, firm, stiff; inflexible;...
2Arabicكَلَك

via Pashto والى

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pashtoوالىnoun forming suffix
Every word from Arabic كَلَكEvery word from Pashto کلک