Where does “kalēō” come from?

kalēō (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

Ancestry of “kalēō”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Indo-European	ḱelh₁-	to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

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