Where does “kałowy” come from?

kałowy (Polish) comes from Polish kał, from German Kohl, from Middle High German kōl, from Old High German kol, from Proto-West Germanic kol, from Proto-Germanic kulą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷol-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH- — to burn; to shine.

kałowy (Polish): fecal

Definitions

  1. fecal

Ancestry of “kałowy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkałfeces
2GermanKohlcabbage; nonsense; idle talk
3Middle High Germankōl—
4Old High Germankolcoal
5Proto-West Germanickolcoal
6Proto-Germanickulącoal
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷol-—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵwelH-to burn; to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷol- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kulą →