Where does “caló” come from?

caló (Portuguese) comes from Latin callum, from Proto-Indo-European kal — hard.

caló (Portuguese): Caló language spoken by the Spanish and Portuguese Romani

Definitions

  1. Caló language spoken by the Spanish and Portuguese Romani

Ancestry of “caló”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincallumA hard or thick substance; The hardened, thick...
2Proto-Indo-Europeankalhard

Words derived from “caló”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kal →Every word from Latin callum →