Where does “kalina” come from?
kalina (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic kalina, from Proto-Slavic kȃlъ, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂los — dark.
kalina (Polish): viburnum, guelder rose, any shrub of genus...
Definitions
- viburnum, guelder rose, any shrub of genus...
Ancestry of “kalina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | kalina | snowball tree |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | kȃlъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂los | dark |