Where does “Calgary” come from?

Calgary (Portuguese) comes from English Calgary, from Scottish Gaelic cala, from Old Irish calad, from Proto-Celtic kaletos, from Proto-Indo-European kal- — hard; beautiful; handsome.

Ancestry of “Calgary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCalgary—
2Scottish Gaeliccalaharbour
3Old Irishcaladshore, port, landing-place; land
4Proto-Celtickaletoshard
5Proto-Indo-Europeankal-hard; beautiful; handsome
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kal- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kaletos →Every word from Old Irish calad →
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