Where does “calão” come from?
calão (Portuguese) comes from Spanish caló, from Caló caló, from Romani kalo, from Sanskrit काल, from Proto-Turkic kār, from Proto-Iranian karah.
calão (Portuguese): vulgar slang; argot; jargon; Caló
Definitions
- vulgar slang; argot; jargon; Caló
Ancestry of “calão”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | caló | Caló; the Para-Romani language mainly spoken in... |
| 2 | Caló | caló | tanned, dark-skinned; Romani |
| 3 | Romani | kalo | black |
| 4 | Sanskrit | काल | black, dark blue; black, dark blue colour; pupil |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | kār | snow |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | karah | — |