Where does “ucalić” come from?

ucalić (Polish) comes from Polish calić, from Nahuatl celic, from Serbo-Croatian celiti, from Proto-Slavic cěliti, from Proto-Slavic cělъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kailas, from Proto-Indo-European kóylos — healthy, whole; safe, unharmed.

Ancestry of “ucalić”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishcalićto save; to protect; to keep whole
2Nahuatlcelicgreen thing
3Serbo-Croatiancelitito heal, cure, treat
4Proto-Slaviccělitito heal, cure
5Proto-Slaviccělъwhole
6Proto-Balto-Slavickailaswhole
7Proto-Indo-Europeankóyloshealthy, whole; safe, unharmed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kóylos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kailas →Every word from Proto-Slavic cělъ →
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