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Where does “kalzą” come from?

kalzą (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European gols-, from Proto-Indo-European gels- — voice, cry; to call; voice, cry; to call.

Ancestry of “kalzą”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangols-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeangels-voice, cry; to call; voice, cry; to call

Words derived from “kalzą”

  • call
  • calling
  • recall
  • callback
  • calleth
  • callable
  • callest
  • callout
  • callee
  • birdcall
  • recallable
  • catcall
  • noncallable
  • overcall
  • callsign
  • callboy
  • callability
  • callgirl
  • unrecallable
  • noncall
  • recallability
  • photocall
  • recaller
  • upcall
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