Where does “Kaulkj” come from?

Kaulkj (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German kalk, from Old Saxon kalk, from Proto-Germanic *kalk, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Kaulkj (Plautdietsch): lime (inorganic material containing calcium)

Definitions

  1. lime (inorganic material containing calcium)

Ancestry of “Kaulkj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankalk—
2Old Saxonkalkchalk
3Proto-Germanic*kalk—
4Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
5Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “Kaulkj”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin calx →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kalk →